USA evangelicals including North Carolina-based preacher, Franklin Graham have praised President Donald Trump’s speech as “one of the best ever” given at the United Nations.
In a Facebook post Tuesday afternoon, Graham lauded the president’s address which on the other hand, was greeted with a number of disapproving murmurs from delegates and several members states.
The US President pointed out North Korea, Iran and Venezuela for specific criticism, labelling them ‘rogue states’ and calling on ‘the righteous many’ to ‘confront the wicked few’.
‘Thank God we have a president who stands for truth and is not afraid to speak truth to the whole world,’ Graham wrote. ‘President Donald J. Trump’s address today to the United Nations General Assembly may have been one of the best speeches ever given to that body. It made you proud to be an American. I hope you will join me in praying for this man, that God will guide and direct him.’
In his speech before the U.N. General Assembly, CNN reports that Trump threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea if the nation’s “Rocket Man” leader, Kim Jong Un, does not abandon his drive toward nuclear weapons.
“Rocket Man is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime,” said Trump, using a belittling nickname for the North Korean leader. He said of the United States: “If it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea.”
“Television cameras panned briefly to members representing North Korea, but the two seats were vacant.
Trump then took on the Iranian government, saying it was “a corrupt dictatorship behind the false guise of a democracy.” CNN reported.
In his speech, President Museveni distanced self from Trump on North Korea urging that “allowing North Korea and South Korea to talk and seek reunification would be vital to diffusing the tension.”
“The Korean nation came into existence ever since 1234 AD. They were temporarily divided towards the end of the World War II. Why should this division be allowed to be permanent and a source of dangerous tensions? A unified Korea would be a very strong nation,” Mr Museveni said.
“We always strive not to allow actors, foreign or local, to divide the African peoples, regardless of the complications involved. When you hear that Uganda accommodates many African refugees, it is on account of a conscious ideological position not to allow any actors to divide us,” the President said.
“On the small issue of enforcing sanctions against North Korea, Uganda is in compliance. We do not have to trade with North Korea. We are, however, grateful that, in the past, the North Koreans helped us to build our tank forces.” Mr Museveni said.
