Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Politics › Trump 'Came Off Looking Desperate' in UN Speech, Says Brett Bruen
Politics

Trump 'Came Off Looking Desperate' in UN Speech, Says Brett Bruen

Bloomberg Markets Tuesday 22 September 2026, 19:27 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

Brett Bruen, president of the Global Situation Room and former Obama administration official, said that Trump's speech at the UN General Assembly 'came off looking desperate' and was not indicative of a White House that is offering diplomacy from a position of strength. Bruen said that Trump's comments in his speech about having 'the spoils' of Venezuela fly in the face of the why the United Nations was founded after the Second World War.

Brett Bruen, president of the Global Situation Room and former Obama administration official, said that Trump's speech at the UN General Assembly 'came off looking desperate' and was not indicative of a White House that is offering diplomacy from a position of strength. Bruen said that Trump's comments in his speech about having 'the spoils' of Venezuela fly in the face of the why the United Nations was founded after the Second World War. (Source: Bloomberg)
Trump 'Came Off Looking Desperate' (ORG) UN (ORG) Brett Bruen Brett Bruen (PERSON) the Global Situation Room (ORG) Obama (PERSON) Trump (ORG) the UN General Assembly ' (ORG) a White House (ORG) Bruen (PERSON) Venezuela (LOCATION) the United Nations (ORG) the Second World War (ORG) Bloomberg (PERSON)
Originally published by Bloomberg Markets Read original →

Related Stories

Clarity Failure A Win For Communities: Romero Rainey

With the Clarity Act failing in the Senate, stablecoin yields remain outside of US regulation. Independent Community Bankers of America CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey discusses her opposition to the bill with Isabelle Lee and Tim Stenovec on "Bloomberg Crypto."

Bloomberg Technology 11m ago

Trump is off American TV — can the world learn to live without him as the star?

Trump is off American TV — can the world learn to live without him as the star? The president turned to the media to build his celebrity and political persona. What happens when that toxic relationship ends?

The Independent World 18m ago

NYC Mayor Mamdani reaches record DoorDash settlement for underpaid workers

NYC Mayor Mamdani reaches record DoorDash settlement for underpaid workers Settlement is largest of its kind in any US city and is set to affect 260,000 delivery drivers. New York City has finalised a more than $131m settlement with DoorDash amid allegations that the delivery company underpaid its workers. The administration of Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the settlement on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera 25m ago

We Want This Country to Win Tokenization: SEC's Selway

The Securities and Exchange Commission gave the green light for digital versions of securities to start trading in the US, moving forward with a plan that could reshape traditional market structure after crypto legislation failed a key Senate vote last week. Jamie Selway, director of the division of trading and markets at the SEC, talks with Isabelle Lee and Tim Stenovec on "Bloomberg Crypto."

Bloomberg Technology 28m ago