President Donald Trump is set to deliver an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday, September 22, according to a schedule reported by Breitbart News. The president is expected to speak during the morning session before sitting down with a series of world leaders later in the day.
This year’s General Assembly gathering comes at a moment of significant international turnover, and the president’s lineup of meetings reflects that. Among those on the schedule is Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez. According to Breitbart, Rodríguez assumed the presidency after former leader Nicolás Maduro was captured and removed from power by the United States earlier this year — a dramatic turn of events that reshaped the political landscape in Caracas.
A Changed Western Hemisphere
Maduro’s removal marked one of the most consequential U.S. actions in the Western Hemisphere in recent memory. Breitbart describes him as a former dictator and notes that Rodríguez replaced him in the aftermath of the U.S. operation. Her participation in this year’s General Assembly — and her scheduled meeting with Trump — underscores how quickly the diplomatic picture has shifted.
The meeting between Trump and Rodríguez would be a rare direct engagement between an American president and a newly installed Venezuelan leader. It was not immediately clear what the two leaders plan to discuss, but the encounter itself is likely to draw attention given the circumstances of Rodríguez’s rise to power.
A Busy Diplomatic Schedule
Beyond the Venezuela meeting, the president is expected to hold discussions with a number of other world leaders during his time in New York. Breitbart reported that the address will come Tuesday morning, with the leader meetings following.
The General Assembly is traditionally a venue for heads of state to lay out their foreign policy priorities and to conduct bilateral meetings on the sidelines. Trump’s speech is expected to draw wide attention, as his addresses to the body have done in past years.
Details about the specific topics he intends to raise in the address were not included in the source material. The timing of the speech — Tuesday morning — places it at the start of a packed day of diplomacy.
What to Watch
The Venezuela meeting stands out as a focal point. Rodríguez’s presence at the General Assembly marks one of her first major appearances on the world stage since taking over from Maduro. How the U.S. and Venezuelan delegations interact — and what comes out of the Trump-Rodríguez sit-down — will be closely watched by observers of hemispheric politics.
The president’s broader schedule also includes meetings with other world leaders, though the source did not specify which ones.
Trump’s address and the day’s diplomacy will unfold against the backdrop of a United Nations that has faced sustained criticism from some quarters, including from Trump himself in prior appearances. What he says Tuesday, and how it lands with the assembled delegations, will shape the tenor of the remainder of the General Assembly session.
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Source: www.breitbart.com — https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/22/watch-live-donald-trump-addresses-the-united-nations-general-assembly/