President Trump chairs U.N. Security Council

The White House • September 26, 2018

President Trump chairs U.N. Security Council

“To be successful, we need a commitment of every nation represented in this chamber. Acting together, we can replace the horrors of war with the blessings of safety and the beautiful promise of peace,” President Donald J. Trump told members of the United Nations Security Council today in New York. President Trump chaired this morning’s briefing on counterproliferation—the 8,362nd meeting of the Council.

Nations of the world have long recognized the danger of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. Under President Trump’s leadership, the United States and its allies have taken bold action to confront the worldwide threat to international peace and security posed by such weapons:

• Holding the Syrian regime accountable: Earlier this year, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom launched precision strikes on targets associated with Syria’s chemical weapons capabilities.
• Standing up to Iran: President Trump withdrew America from the Iran nuclear deal and began reimposing sanctions to ensure the Iranian regime is permanently denied all paths to a nuclear weapon.
• Working to denuclearize North Korea: President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a historic summit in Singapore in June. North Korea has not conducted a nuclear test in more than a year or a missile test in 10 months.

“Many of us are rightly focused on the dangers of nuclear weapons, but we must never forget the risk posed by biological and chemical weapons,” the President said today. “The United States was one of the first nations to unilaterally renounce the use of biological weapons and since World War I we have led international efforts against the scourge of chemical warfare.”

For generations, world leaders and diplomats came to the United Nations with the same noble goal, President Trump said: “to build a future worthy of the patriots . . . who sacrificed their lives for our nation.”

How America is fighting to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction

Watch: President Trump kicks off this morning’s Security Council meeting

‘Consumer Confidence Rises to Highest Level in 18 Years’

Week after week, positive economic news continues to pour in. This time, it came in the form of broad confidence that consumers have in the Trump Economy.

Confidence among consumers reached its highest level in 18 years this month, according to the Consumer Board’s index. “Consumers’ assessment of current conditions remains extremely favorable, bolstered by a strong economy and robust job growth,” said Lynn Franco, the Conference Board’s director of economic indicators.

“The Conference Board also said optimism about the short-term outlook improved considerably this month, with 27.6 percent of consumers expecting business conditions to improve over the next six months,” Fred Imbert reports.

CNBC: “Consumer Confidence Rises to Highest Level in 18 Years”

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President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks during the United Nations Security Council Briefing on Counterproliferation at U.N. Headquarters in New York | September 26, 2018