Assembly aS President of the united states. Itll be my last. Ive seen a remarkable sweep of history. I was first elected office of the united states of america as a u. S. Senator in 1972. Now, i know i look like im only 40. I know that. President Joe Biden Yesterday with a lighthearted start to his final United Nations address. Well bring you much more of the president s major speech to World Leaders straight ahead. Meanwhile, the former president , continues to take a much different tone on several Foreign Policy issues including Russias Invasion of ukraine. Well also play for you those comments. And well bring you the latest out of The Middle East as israel and the lebanonbased militant group, hezbollah, appear to be moving closer to an allout war. Good Morning And Welcome to way too early on this wednesday, september 25th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And we have a lot to get to this morning, and well begin with president Joe Bidens speech at the United
Instead of real peace, but the only Prizes Putin will give you in return are more suffering from disasters. We must restore nuclear safety, energy must stop being used as a weapon, we must ensure food security, we need to bring home all our captured soldiers and civilians, possibly deported to russia. We must uphold the u. N. Charter and guarantee our right, ukraines right to territorial integrity and sovereignty, just as we do for any other nation. We need to withdraw the russian occupiers, which will bring an end to the hostilities in ukraine, and we must hold those responsible for War Crimes accountable. We need to stop the destruction of nature caused by the war, and we must not allow a second phase of this russian invasion, and we need to make it clear the war is over. This is the peace formula. What part of these could be unacceptable to anyone who upholds the u. N. Charter . If someone in the world seeks alternatives to any of these points or tries to ignore any of them, it like
Wednesday morning. Morning joe starts right now. New York City officials say drivers could expect the slowest traffic of the year, you know traffic is slow when biden says, im just going to get out and walk. [ laughter ] earlier today, President Biden delivered his final u. N. Address. Biden called for concern and then added do what the hell you want. I dont care anymore. Good morning, welcome to Morning Joe. Its wednesday, september 25th. Were going to bring you the big moments from President Bidens final u. N. Address, calling for Unity And Partnership, amid growing global turmoil. Meanwhile, Donald Trump continues to take a much different tone on worldwide issues including the russian invasion of ukraine. Hes also doubling down on his commitment to tariffs. Well play for you those comments. It all comes as Vice President Kamala Harris is set to give a major economic address and close the gap on Who Americans Trust more to handle the economy. Only with willie and me we have the host
Andrew weissmann is going to be joining us tonight with some trump news, but first i m going to tell you the most hopeful story i know. It is a story about the place where joe biden went today. The place where joe biden was applauded by grateful people from around the world. It is a dangerous place. That is the title of daniel patrick moynihan s book about his service as ambassador to the united nations in the 1970s before new york voters elected him to four terms in the senate, where i went to work for him in the 1990s. The title, a dangerous place, referred to the world and the place where the world began together after world war ii to prevent another world war, the united nations. Ambassador moynahan served at the height of the cold where when the united states and soviet union had missiles aimed at each other and ready to launch in seconds. It did not soften the language about the imperialistic dictatorship. Many years later, he discovered the power of those harsh words. It was act
We hear this every year and wait for the words and message and a year ago certainly was a lot different than the reality on the grounds overseas now. Biden has a few months left for his term. This image will not be easy. A series of major Foreign Policy conflicts breaking out during his term. Afghanistan in 21, ukraine in 22. Israel and gaza in 23. The u. N. Secretary general condemned countries feeling entitled to invade others. Today a growing number of governments and others feel entitled to get out of jail free card. They can thumb their nose at international humanitarian law and can invade another country, lay waste to societies or actively disregard the welfare of their own people. And nothing will happen. Dana Eric Shawn is outside united Nations Headquarters in manhattan. Whats the scene like down there . Yes, President Biden about to take the podium in the General Assembly. You may hear the Police Helicopters that always signal the arrival of the commanderinchief. Across the s