Donald J. Trump, the 45th and current 47th President of the United States, delivered a forceful address warning European nations about what he called an existential threat from uncontrolled migration and aggressive green energy policies. In a speech that named the United Nations as a central actor, the former president outlined a series of sharp criticisms, policy claims, and statistical assertions intended as a wake-up call for European leaders.
The remarks portrayed migration and energy policy as a combined menace that, in his view, is “destroying” Western heritage, sovereignty, and economic stability. This report summarizes the key claims, quotes, and calls to action conveyed in the address.
Central Accusations: United Nations and Migration
Trump opened with blunt language aimed at the United Nations, asserting that the organization is “funding an assault on Western countries and their borders.” He repeated the line, “Your countries are being ruined,” framing the migration challenge as the primary political issue of the era: “the crisis of uncontrolled migration.”
The address accused international bodies of not only failing to prevent conflict and migration but of actively facilitating journeys. Trump criticized what he described as political correctness that prevents decisive action and portrayed mass migration as unsustainable and damaging to national cohesion.
Claims of Diplomacy and UN Inaction
Trump highlighted a personal diplomatic record in the speech, claiming to have “ended seven unendable wars” in a seven-month period and listing multiple country pairings. He used this record to underscore his argument that the UN had failed to act effectively: “It’s too bad that I had to do these things instead of the United Nations doing them.”
The president further mocked the UN’s engagement by describing symbolic failures—an escalator that stopped and a teleprompter that failed—asking rhetorically, “what is the purpose of the United Nations?” and insisting the organization had “tremendous potential” but was not living up to it.
Accusations of UN Funding for Migration
Turning to specific fiscal allegations, Trump claimed that in 2024 the UN budgeted “$372 million in cash assistance to support an estimated 624,000 migrants journeying into the United States” and provided additional supports such as food, shelter, transportation, and debit cards. He argued these actions effectively financed migration toward the U.S. southern border.
He described recent border flows in dramatic terms—”millions and millions of people” and “25 million altogether over the four years“—stating that such movement amounted to an invasion the UN should prevent rather than finance.
Climate Predictions, ‘Green Scam,’ and Energy Policy
Trump attacked decades of environmental warnings, citing past UN predictions of catastrophic climate effects and dismissing them as incorrect. He asked, in effect, why earlier forecasts of “global cooling” and “global warming” had shifted to the more generic label “climate change,” and called it “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.”
He labeled renewable energy policies a “green energy scam,” arguing they have not improved the environment but instead shifted industrial activity from regulated developed nations to less-regulated polluting countries. The speech framed green policies as economically harmful and politically motivated distortions that threaten national success.
European Crime Statistics and Open Borders
To support his migration argument, Trump cited figures he attributed to the Council of Europe for 2024, asserting that foreign nationals or migrants accounted for nearly 50% of inmates in Germany, 53% in Austria, 54% in Greece, and 72% in Switzerland. He used these numbers to argue that asylum systems were being abused and that migrants had “repaid kindness with crime.”
From those statistics, he drew the conclusion that the “failed experiment of open borders” must end immediately, warning that nations failing to control migration were “going to hell.”
U.S. Border Policy and a Warning to Europe
Trump described American measures—including detention and deportation—as decisive actions that, he argued, halted migration flows: “Once we started detaining and deporting everyone who crossed the border… they simply stopped coming.” He presented this as a model for other nations to emulate.
Despite being U.S.-focused, the address conveyed an express concern for Europe: “I love Europe… and I hate to see it being devastated by energy and immigration.” He warned that the combination of both factors constituted a “double-tailed monster” that destroys societies in its path.
Economic Costs: Electricity, Industry, and ‘Heat Deaths’
As part of the economic critique, Trump asserted that European electricity bills were “four to five times more expensive than those in China and two to three times higher than the United States,” claiming the continent had experienced more than “175,000 people to heat deaths each year” due to energy costs. He argued these outcomes were the result of aggressive renewable policy.
He framed the energy debate as one between pragmatic traditional energy sources and costly, ineffective green mandates—urging a return to “traditional energy sources” to preserve national prosperity and public welfare.
Social Cohesion, London’s Leadership, and Cultural Change
Trump singled out London’s leadership as emblematic of broader shifts he finds alarming, referring to the city’s mayor (Sadiq Khan) in negative terms and warning of moves toward legal and cultural changes that he described as incompatible with host nations: “Now they wanna go to Sharia law—but this is a different country.“
He used such examples to argue that unchecked migration and certain political choices threaten the cultural identity and heritage of European nations and urged immediate, strong action to prevent further transformation.
Borders, Sovereignty, and Policy Recommendations
The speech culminated in a call to empower sovereign nations to control borders and protect cultural uniqueness. Trump insisted that nations have a right to limit migrant inflows and insisted migrants who “violated laws, lodged false asylum claims, or claimed refugee status for illegitimate reasons” should be returned promptly.
He framed these actions as necessary to preserve national character, social safety nets, and public order, urging leaders to adopt policies that prioritize controlled migration and energy independence.
Freedom, Faith, and Final Appeal
In closing, Trump called for defense of “free speech and free expression” and protection of religious liberty, singling out Christianity as “the most persecuted religion on the planet today” and urging its safeguarding along with national sovereignty.
The final message reiterated his core assertion: that unchecked immigration combined with costly green energy policies is “destroying a large part of the free world” and that only a return to strong borders and “traditional energy sources” will preserve nations that “cherish freedom.”
