Trump’s speech at UN General Assembly was ‘subdued’: Christian Datoc

Published September 23, 2026 12:37pm ET | Updated September 23, 2026 12:37pm ET



Washington Examiner White House reporter Christian Datoc said President Donald Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly in New York was “rather subdued.”

Iran was the bulk of his speech,” Datoc said on C-Span’s Washington Journal. “He talked about the big decision he has coming up: should he annihilate the country or broker some type of diplomatic end to this conflict?”

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