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September 24, 2026
September 24, 2026

•Episode length: 1h 6m

American Enterprise Institute

WTH Is Going on with Trump at the United Nations? Brett Schaefer Explains.

Episode length: 1h 6m

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In honor of NYC’s least favorite week, we are joined by Brett D. Schaefer to analyze the ongoing United Nations General Assembly meeting. How the hell is this institution serving American interests? Together with Brett, we discuss the President’s address, weird US shenanigans, the threats to American interests posed by international governance, and the importance of U.S. oversight. The United Nations needs significant reform, but how the hell can the White House make that happen?

Brett D. Schaefer is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he focuses on multilateral treaties, peacekeeping, and the United Nations and international organizations. Before joining AEI, Mr. Schaefer was the Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs at the Heritage Foundation, a member of the United Nations Committee on Contributions and an expert on the UN Task Force for the United States Institute of Peace. His work has been published in Fox News, The Hill, National Review, and National Security Journal, CNN, and CNBC, and more.

Read Brett and Dany’s project on corrupt OCHA funding here.

Read Brett’s reaction to Trump’s UN speech here.

Read Brett’s United Nations Organizations Assessment Project here.

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