'Tilting at windmills': Trump comes to the UN to rant about the U.N.

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Jimmy Kimmel’s show returns to ABC's air after a brief suspension over his comments about Charlie Kirk’s murder — what he had to say. Then, Donald Trump talks poll numbers and border security as he brings a campaign-style speech to the U.N. Plus, what business leaders are really thinking about the state of Trump’s economy. Luke Broadwater, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Gillian Tett, Carlos Curbelo, Oliver Darcy, Angelo Carusone, and Charlie Sykes join The 11th Hour this Tuesday night.

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0:00.0	Tonight, Jimmy Kimmel returns to TV after a brief suspension over his comments about Charlie Kirk's murder.
0:07.9	Plus, Donald Trump questions the purpose of the United Nations during his speech at the United Nations.
0:14.1	We'll also get into his major shift on Ukraine.
0:17.1	Plus, money power politics, what business leaders really think about the state of Trump's economy as the 11th hour gets underway on this Tuesday night.
0:30.7	Here we go, baby. Good evening once again. I am Stephanie Rule, and it is day 247 of the second Trump administration. And right now,
0:39.2	this country is buzzing about what Jimmy Kimmel is about to say. His show, returning to the
0:44.7	air during this hour, once it airs, will have full coverage right here with the panel of experts
0:49.5	to go over what might be the most anticipated late-night comedy monologue in television history.
0:55.6	Meanwhile, it is safe to say Donald Trump made plenty of headlines when he visited the United
1:00.2	Nations General Assembly today.
1:02.5	In his speech, he told world leaders that their countries were going to hell.
1:07.6	He complained that he didn't get a renovation contract there when he was a developer.
1:12.3	He questioned the very purpose of the United Nations, griping that his teleprompter wasn't working
1:18.1	right, and that the elevator that he was on malfunctioned today. And later, he seemed to make a
1:23.6	massive shift, a huge change in his stance on the war in Ukraine. My colleague Garrett Haake has
1:29.4	all the details. Buckle up. As President Trump arrived at the UN, the malfunctions piling up.
1:36.0	The escalator stopping the moment he and the First Lady stepped on, and the teleprompter failing
1:41.0	just as he started to speak. These are the two things I got from the United Nations, a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter failing just as he started to speak. These are the two things I got from the United Nations, a bad escalator and a bad
1:47.1	teleprompter.
1:48.1	All as he delivered a scathing message, arguing the UN, has become irrelevant.
1:53.8	What is the purpose of the United Nations?
1:56.0	Saying they've failed to stop global conflicts.
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