Article snippet: President United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Will he try to bring the world together or sow division? Will he embrace an institution that he previously called weak and incompetent? His relationship with the global organization is long and complicated. During a March 21, 2016, speech at an American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference, then-candidate Trump issued some of his toughest commentary, speaking of the “utter weakness and incompetence of the United Nations.” “The United Nations is not a friend of democracy. It’s not a friend to freedom,” he said. “It’s not a friend even to the United States of America, where, as you know, it has its home. And it surely is not a friend to Israel.” Though a 2016 global attitudes survey by the Pew Research Center showed that 64 percent of Americans had a favorable view of the United Nations, Trump’s campaign promises for a protectionist economic policy and an aggressive approach to China come into conflict with the goals of multilateralism and the U.N. charter. His promotion of interrogation techniques “worse than waterboarding,” his push for a temporary ban on Muslims from entering the U.S. and his decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord have also put him at odds with allies at the U.N. Last December, Trump continued his assault on the institution, tweeting, “The United Nations has such great potential but right now it is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good ti... Link to the full article to read more