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Donald Trump condemns UK and Europe ‘to hell’ in bitter UN rant

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the 80th session of the General Assembly (UNGA) at UN Headquarters on September 23, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the 80th session of the General Assembly (UNGA) at UN Headquarters on September 23, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images) (Getty)
  • Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary tirade at the United Nations, asserting that Britain and Europe are 'going to hell' due to immigration.
  • He falsely claimed that London is adopting Islamic sharia law and labelled Mayor Sadiq Khan a 'terrible, terrible mayor'.
  • Trump dismissed climate change as 'the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world' and criticised green energy projects as 'pathetic'.
  • He accused the UN of 'funding an assault on Western countries' by supporting illegal immigration and warned that such policies would be the 'death of western Europe'.
  • Sadiq Khan's office refused to 'dignify' Trump's 'appalling and bigoted comments', while Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey linked Trump's policies to 'the forces of darkness'.
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