On the second day of the UN General Assembly sessions, Donald Trump's presence at the venue is still being discussed, and more than anything else, his lengthy speech to "justify" that he deserves the congratulations of the organization and all of humanity for his supposed work—which he takes credit for—of ending seven wars in less than seven months, a repeated lie that the Republican likes to boast about in the media.
The reality is that, while there are leaders who go to expose truths, needs, warnings, and challenges, there are also those who seek a photo next to the leader of the host country to return home.
In short, there is still confidence in an organization that urgently needs saving, when its host and largest financier, the United States, as Donald Trump did on Tuesday, attacks everything and everyone, including the General Assembly itself.
For his part, Argentine President Javier Milei, smiling and satisfied, will return to his country proud of having achieved what he wanted: a meeting with Trump, as a prelude to the announcement of a special line of credit from Washington.
Milei also got his most prized photo when he posed alongside the Republican magnate and had his image replicated at full speed.
The U.S. president, who did not know the date of the upcoming elections in Argentina, wanted to influence people to vote for him, calling him "a very good friend, fighter and winner, and he has my complete and total support for re-election as president, he will never disappoint you!".
In the real and necessary part of the conclave, the most prominent figure on Wednesday was Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who, referring to Israel's offensive against the Gaza Strip, stated that "Iran, the oldest civilization on the planet, has always opposed this. Our country, with its will, demonstrates once again that we will never kneel before an aggressor."
For his part, Panamanian President José Mulino, alluding to U.S. plans to take over the Panama Canal, stated that this waterway, "open to the world and facilitating more integrated international trade, is and will remain Panamanian."
Another speaker on the second day, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, called for the Security Council to be "truly representative" and for "the veto to be eliminated, which will give the body more legitimacy, so that the UN, as a universal organization, can once again play a leading role in solving the great challenges facing the world."
Also making headlines was the comment made by Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov in response to President Trump's statement the previous day that "Russia is a paper tiger," to which Peskov replied that "Russia is not a tiger, but a bear, and there are no paper bears."
He also pointed out that the Kremlin cannot agree with all of the U.S. president's statements on the Ukrainian conflict.
