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World Leaders Address Trump, 'America First' And Other Challenges At U.N.

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Sept. 19, 2017, in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Sept. 19, 2017, in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

The United Nations General Assembly is in session this week, and the top question on many minds: How will President Trump’s “America First” message mesh with the rest of the world?

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson revisits some of the week’s speeches to see how world leaders are addressing that and other issues.

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