'India, China funding Russia's war': Trump repeats big charge at UNGA meet - Top quotes

US President Donald Trump hailed the " Golden Age of America " as kicked off his much-awaited speech in the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.

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This was the first time Trump addressed the general assembly after he returned to office as US President in January this year.

Here are the top quotes from his speech:

• One year ago, our country was in deep trouble, but today, just eight months into my Administration, we are the hottest country anywhere in the world — and there is nobody even close.
• I don't mind making this speech without a teleprompter — because the teleprompter is not working... I can only say that whoever is operating this teleprompter is in big trouble.
• All I got from the United Nations was an escalator on the way up that stopped in the middle! If the First Lady wasn't in great shape, she would've fallen!
• I had to do these [diplomatic things to end wars] instead of the UN! And the UN did not even try to help, in any of them. I ended 7 wars, dealt with leaders of each country, and never even received a call from the UN offering to help in finalizing the deal!
• The United Nations wasn't there for us. They weren't there. I thought of it after the fact, not during these negotiations...what is the purpose of the UN? It's not even coming close to living up to that potential.
• All they seem to do is write strongly worded letters and never follow-up! It's empty words and empty words don't solve wars.
• The strongest economy , the strongest borders, the strongest military, the strongest friendships and the strongest spirit of any nation on the face of the earth. This is indeed the Golden age of America.
• After ending these wars and earlier negotiating the Abraham Accords, everyone says that I should get the Nobel Prize — but for me, the real prize will be the sons and daughters who live to grow up because millions of people are no longer being killed in endless wars.
• Russia’s war in Ukraine is not making Russia look good. The Ukraine conflict is damaging Russia’s image. China and India are funding the war, but even NATO has not cut off much Russian energy.
• I have come here today to offer the hand of American leadership and friendship to any nation in this Assembly that is willing to join us in forging a safer, more prosperous world.
• Instead of giving in to Hamas’s ransom demands, those who want peace should be united with one message: Release the hostages now !
• In the event that Russia is not ready to make a deal to end the war, then the United States is fully prepared to impose a very strong round of powerful tariffs... But for those tariffs to be effective, European nations would have to join us in adopting the exact same measures... they have to immediately cease ALL energy purchases from Russia.
• It's time to end the failed experiment of open borders. You have to end it now. I'm really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell.
• What is the purpose of the United Nations? It has such tremendous, tremendous potential, but it's not even coming close to living up to that potential. All they seem to do is write a really strongly worded letter — and then never follow that letter up. Empty words don't solve war. The only thing that solves war — and wars — is action."

• The primary effect of these brutal green energy policies has not been to help the Environment, but to redistribute manufacturing and industrial activity from developed countries that FOLLOW the insane rules... to polluting countries that BREAK the rules.
• Climate change -- it's the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world, in my opinion. (The) carbon footprint is a hoax made up by people with evil intentions, and they're heading down a path of total destruction.