--- title: Here Are the Things Trump Criticized in His U.N. Speech description: President Trump delivered a speech to the United Nations on Tuesday. 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General Assembly in New York City_  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Sep 25, 2018 7:05 PM UTC  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Sep 25, 2018 7:05 PM UTC President Donald Trump delivered a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in which he [touted his Administration’s accomplishments](http://time.com/5405800/donald-trump-united-nations-speech-laughter/), spoke about the importance of American sovereignty and patriotism, and criticized “the ideology of globalism,” among many other things. “America is governed by Americans. We reject the ideology of globalism, and we embrace the doctrine of patriotism,” Trump said. “Around the world, responsible nations must defend against threats to sovereignty not just from global governance, but also from other, new forms of coercion and domination.” Here are the countries, institutions and concepts that Trump criticized during his speech: ## Global governance --- > “” --- ## Islamic State (ISIS) --- > “” --- ## Syrian President Bashar al-Assad --- > “” --- ## Iran --- > “” --- ## The Iran Nuclear Deal --- > “” --- ## ‘So-called experts’ --- > “” --- ## ‘Bad trade deals’ --- > “” --- ## China --- > “” --- ## The U.N. Human Rights Council --- > “” --- ## The International Criminal Court (ICC) --- > “” --- ## The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) --- > “” --- ## Illegal immigration and ‘uncontrolled migration’ --- > “” --- ## The Global Compact for Migration --- > “” --- ## Venezuela --- > “” --- ## Socialism --- > “” --- ## Transcript One year ago I stood before you for the first time in this grand hall. I addressed the threats facing our world and I presented a vision to achieve a brighter future for all of humanity. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Today I stand before the United Nations General Assembly to share the extraordinary progress we've made. In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration. In the history of our country, America is, so true. [ LAUGH ] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Didn't expect that reaction. But that's okay. [ LAUGH ] [ APPLAUSE ] The United States lost over 3 million manufacturing job, nearly a quarter of all steel jobs and 60, 000 factories after China joined the WTO [ BLANK_AUDIO ] And we have racked up $ 13 trillion deficit over the last two decades, but those days are over. We will no longer tolerate such abuse. We will not allow our workers to be victimized Our companies to be cheated, and our wealth to be plundered and transfered. America will never apologize for protecting its citizens. The United States will provide no support in recognition to the international criminal court. As far as America is concerned, the ICC has no jurisdiction, no legitimacy, and no authority. The ICC claims near universal jurisdiction over the citizens of every country, violating all principles of justice, fairness, and due process We will never surrender America's soverignty to an unelected, unaccountable, global bureaucracy. America is governed by Americans. We reject the ideology of globalism, and we embrace the doctrine Of patriotism. OPEC and OPEC nations are, as usual, ripping off the rest of the world, [ BLANK_AUDIO ] and I don't like it. Nobody should like it. 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