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The Daily

Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

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🗓️ 20 September 2017

⏱️ 21 minutes

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President Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly for the first time, and says it’s every nation for itself. We look at the speech, and the people who crafted its message. Guests: Mark Landler, who covered the president’s speech; Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. You can support "The Daily" by subscribing to The Times. We're offering listeners one month free, then 50% off for a year. Go to nytimes.com/thedailyoffer for more information.

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From the New York Times, I'm Michael Warbarrow.

0:32.6

This is The Daily.

0:39.1

Today President Trump goes in front of the United Nations to say it's every nation for itself.

0:47.6

And who wrote his speech?

0:53.8

It's Wednesday, September 20th.

1:00.8

The assembly will hear and address by his excellency Donald Trump, President of the United

1:10.6

States of America.

1:12.0

Mark Lander, set the scene for us in the room at the UN on Tuesday.

1:16.4

Well, this isn't, of course, an annual event, but it's a different one this year because

1:20.4

it's the first time President Trump has spoken to the UN General Assembly.

1:24.7

Mr. Secretary General, Mr. President, world leaders, and distinguished delegates, welcome

1:34.4

to New York.

1:35.6

And in this cavernous room, he is facing many people that he is about to be sharply critical

1:41.5

of.

1:42.5

It is a profound honor to stand here in my home city as a representative of the American

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