Trump blasts the U.N.; Jimmy Kimmel returns; USAID cuts; the rapture; and more
The 7
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🗓️ 24 September 2025
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Wednesday, September 24. The seven stories you need to know today.
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| 0:00.0 | I can tell you, I'm really good at this stuff. |
| 0:04.1 | Your countries are going to hell. |
| 0:07.8 | President Trump blasted the United Nations in a long and fiery speech. |
| 0:14.3 | That's where we're starting The Seven from the Washington Post. |
| 0:17.8 | I'm Hannah Jewell. |
| 0:19.0 | It's Wednesday, September 24th. Let's get you caught up with |
| 0:22.7 | today's seven stories. In an address to the UN General Assembly yesterday, President Trump |
| 0:30.9 | made it clear that he is not a fan of the international organization. What is the purpose of the |
| 0:36.9 | United Nations? |
| 0:37.9 | The UN has such tremendous potential. |
| 0:40.6 | I've always said it. |
| 0:42.3 | It has such tremendous, tremendous potential. |
| 0:45.8 | But it's not even coming close to living up to that potential. |
| 0:50.2 | For the most part, at least for now, |
| 0:51.9 | all they seem to do is write a really strongly worded letter. |
| 0:56.5 | Trump called for fellow leaders to halt global migration and end the fight against climate change, |
| 1:03.3 | taking aim at two of the UN's core issues. He spoke for nearly an hour. The official time limit for these speeches is 15 minutes. |
| 1:13.5 | Later in the day, Trump met with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. |
| 1:18.2 | In a news conference, Trump said he now believes Ukraine can reclaim the entirety of its invaded territory, with NATO support. |
| 1:27.4 | That's a big shift from Trump. |
| 1:29.8 | For years, he has expressed empathy for Russian president Vladimir Putin, even as he called |
| 1:35.4 | for an end to the war. |
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