Donald Trump just served the United Nations a slice of humble pie, and the video clip of him delivering the zinger has gone viral after Dave Rubin shared the direct message on social platforms. The moment landed exactly where it should: Trump presiding over a real diplomatic outcome while lecturing the globe’s self-styled peacemakers about getting off their couches and doing the job.
At the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur this week, President Trump stood with the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia as they signed a joint declaration to halt hostilities and begin removing heavy weapons — a pragmatic, results-driven patch to a bloody border dispute. World leaders who hide behind committees and press releases should take note: leadership looks like showing up and making deals, not pontificating from the Security Council.
This is the kind of foreign-policy wins conservatives have been preaching for years — firm, unapologetic American engagement that secures peace through leverage, not lectures. Reports even credit U.S. pressure and Mr. Trump’s personal attention with helping bring both sides to the table, which is exactly how a sovereign nation protects its interests and promotes stability abroad.
Meanwhile the United Nations — that expensive, pompous circus of diplomats and talking points — once again looks irrelevant when it matters most. President Trump’s public jab at the UN for its lack of action wasn’t mere chest-thumping; it was a reminder that international institutions too often exist to congratulate themselves rather than solve problems.
Conservatives should celebrate this reality: bold American leadership, not bureaucratic consensus, produces tangible results and saves lives. If the establishment and their globalist allies want to mock strong, effective diplomacy, let them — the people in the border villages who just got respite care far less for platitudes than for concrete agreements.
Let this be a clear message going forward to voters and policymakers alike: we need leaders who will stand in the room and broker deals, not hand the microphone to international elites who prefer press releases over peace. Proud patriots should demand that our country remain the force that gets things done, and not apologize for actually delivering results when the world needs them most.
