# America helped build the UN. Trump now questions its worth | This Is America

https://mins.news/en/video/69552

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-22 19:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv-8OHYb7jI

> Donald Trump’s second term has marked a sharp break with decades of US leadership at the UN, including agency cuts, funding questions and an $850m payment toward billions of dollars in debt. The programme asks whether this is genuine reform or a gradual American withdrawal from the world stage.

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