UN General Insanity - September 22, 2026

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

There are some problems here, sorry, big time.

SPEAKER_2 (0:02)

I'm so upset, my God.

Ana Kasparian (0:13)

On today's show, David Pine, one of the individuals who worked on the Arrow 2 missile interceptor system, which Israel took all the credit for and won't share the intellectual property with us for, even though we paid for it and developed it. Yeah, he's gonna be on the show today, but for members only. One of the conversations that I'm really, really looking forward to this week. So for our members, you are in for a treat. David Pine, who was the subject of a massive drop site story. One of the main sources for that story will be one of the people I interviewed today. So that'll be in the bonus episode, tyt.com/join.

We're also gonna have Glenn Greenwald join us for Hour 2, where we're gonna dive into some spicy topics, including the possibility that the FBI is framing the so called suspect in the DC pipe bombing story. So that case is really fascinating and it's very complicated. So I'm glad that Greenwald will be here to kind of help suss out some of the more, let's say suspicious elements to that story. Welcome to The Young Turks, I'm your host, Ana Kasparian. You are in for a fantastic show today, if I do say so myself. My team worked really hard on the show today and we've got a lot to get to.

So without further ado, let's give you some updates on the UN General Assembly in New York City.

Donald Trump (1:36)

I can report to you with pride that America is back and our country is stronger today than ever before. Our economy is the envy of the world.

Ana Kasparian (1:53)

If you notice there, President Trump paused with the expectation that he would get a round of applause during his UN General Assembly speech.

Obviously, no one clapped.

And honestly, much of his speech was humiliating for the American people. And I don't say that based on partisan hostility toward Trump. I say that because genuinely speaking, our country looks clownish on the international stage. And I don't think it's because of the American people. I think it's due to the corrupt political system and the politicians who signed up to represent us, but are doing the exact opposite. They are humiliating us. They are showing the entire international community the limitations of our military power. And we are severing ties with long standing allies both in trade and when it comes to certain security packs. So let's get to the details of what happened today at the UN General Assembly. This is an event that happens annually. And maybe there wasn't a round of applause for President Donald Trump because of the fact that the United States has worked really hard to destroy the global economy in order to fight Israel's war against Iran. And look, either way, all Trump did during his speech was double down on his absolute insanity, take a look.

Donald Trump (3:17)

I have a big decision to make.

Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before? Maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world. Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, ever giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again? Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?

Ana Kasparian (3:55)

Nice, so he used some of the time in his UN General Assembly speech to threaten nuking Iran, threaten Iran with nukes basically.

Either you do as I say or I will annihilate you, which the president, he's a little older. During a different press conference today, he asked, where's Marco, meaning Marco Rubio. And Marco Rubio was literally sitting next to him during the press conference. So maybe Trump has a difficult time catching on to certain things because of his age, because of the cognitive decline. But fact of the matter is, this tactic has not worked when it comes to Iran. They have not moved even an inch when it comes to their demands. And their demands were clearly outlined in the MOU that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, the man we're hearing from, signed himself. He agreed to it.

And he broke his promises, much like the broken promises to his base, to the American people. And so he follows up the threat of annihilating Iran with nukes. Let's just be honest about what he's saying there. By saying this, let's take a look.

Donald Trump (5:06)