President Trump is meeting with other world leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York beginning Monday.
On Monday afternoon, the president first met with the leader of Pakistan, telling reporters he thinks he should receive the Nobel Peace Prize for a number of things, but won’t because the system isn’t fair. The president told Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan that if he and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi want to mediate an agreement over Kashmir, he’s willing to do so.
“I think I’d be an extremely good arbitrator,” he said.
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Khan said Pakistan looks to the U.S. “to put out flames in the world.” When members of the Pakistani press corps offered glowing words for Mr. Trump, the president lamented that the U.S. doesn’t have reporters like that.
“There’s a tremendous spirit from your press. I don’t see that. With us, they want to always tear our country down. And with your press, they would like to see something positive for your country,” Mr. Trump said.
As the afternoon continued, the president met with Poland’s president, announcing the U.S. would be increasing its military presence in Poland.
Mr. Trump is also expected to meet with the leaders of New Zealand, Singapore, Egypt and South Korea.
The president’s trip to UNGA comes as tensions with Iran are extremely high, and after the president admitted he discussed former Vice President Joe Biden with Ukraine’s president. On Friday, the Pentagon announced the impending deployment of troops to Saudi Arabia as a defensive posture against Iran. The U.S. blames Iran for recent strikes on a Saudi oil facility.
