President Donald Trump is due to outline his “vision for the world” and address the topic of Palestinian statehood during an address at the United General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
“President Trump will be taking the stage shortly at the United Nations General Assembly,” said White House Press secretary Karoline Leavitt shortly before 10am ET. “This will be one of his biggest foreign policy speeches yet. The world is going to see what American strength looks like. The globalists will be on notice.”
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Leavitt previously said that the President would use the address to “articulate his straight-forward and constructive vision for the world,” as well as meet with Muslim and Arab leaders to discuss the Israel-Hamas war.
The President is also set to host bilateral meetings with U.N. Secretary General António Guterres, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, the leaders of Argentina, and representatives from the European Union.
France co-chaired a conference alongside Saudi Arabia on the debate surrounding Palestinian statehood at the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, with French President Emmanuel Macron formally declaring that France recognizes the state of Palestine.
“We are here because the time has come. The time has come for release of the 48 hostages held by Hamas. The time has come to stop the war, the bombardment of Gaza, the massacres and the flight of civilians,” said Macron, who maintained the recognition is the “only solution that will bring peace to Israel” and affirms the “legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”
The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Portugal all announced their recognition of a Palestinian state on Sunday. U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the recognition was announced “to revive the hope of peace and a two-state solution” and serves as “a pledge to the Palestinian and Israeli people that there can be a better future.”
Trump, alongside Israel, has previously condemned the idea of recognizing Palestinian statehood.
Trump was asked about the U.K.’s move at a press conference alongside Starmer that took place during his state visit last week. On the topic of Palestinian statehood, Trump said: “I have a disagreement with the Prime Minister on that score. One of our few disagreements, actually.”
“I want the hostages released now, right now, not one or two… We have to remember Oct. 7, one of the worst, most violent days in the history of the world,” said Trump, adding that he had spoken with freed hostages who told him of the lack of humanity shown by Hamas militants during their captivity.
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