President Donald Trump will not attend the United Nations General Assembly in person next week in the latest example of how the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the way world leaders interact.
The decision, which White House chief of staff Mark Meadows revealed to reporters Thursday evening, will keep the President at least physically distant from the annual forum in New York City where even world leaders who don't believe in global relationships make a pilgrimage to see and be seen. It's unclear in what capacity the President will participate in the event virtually.
The President and his aides have regularly criticized the United Nations for being ineffective at solving the world's most intractable problems and for taking positions on Israel and other matters that oppose the administration's stance.Even before he was president, Trump took issue with the green marble tiles that adorn the speaker's platform at the United Nations building.
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