By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Trump administration officials hosted an event on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday purporting to promote free speech, the latest stage in a push against what Washington calls censorship in Europe that has seen the U.S. align itself with far-right European politicians

The gathering came after President Donald Trump delivered a combative speech to the assembly on Tuesday, telling European leaders “your countries are going to hell” over immigration policies, leaving U.S. allies uneasy about transatlantic relations.

Thursday’s event, titled “The Fight for Free Speech: Resisting Global Censorship,” also took place amid a fierce debate in the United States over curbs on speech by Trump’s administration.

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