"At the United Nations, President Trump repeated long-debunked claims about ending wars, renewable energy, climate science, and even the UN's own renovation costs. Trump's address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday was riddled with inaccuracies and exaggerations. He recycled familiar talking points about climate change, renewable energy, immigration, and his own diplomatic record, alongside fresh distortions about the UN's New York headquarters. While a full fact-check of every statement goes beyond this article's scope, DW Fact check examined several of his key remarks."
"Trump has long claimed he could have renovated the UN headquarters at a fraction of the actual cost. In 2001, he floated a $500 million estimate in the press, and in 2005 he told Congress he could complete the job for $600700 million, according to US media reports. However, DW found no record in the UN Global Marketplace (UNGM) or official procurement archives showing that the Trump Organization ever submitted a formal bid for the project."
"Instead, the UN selected Skanska, a Swedish firm, as construction manager in 2007 to oversee multiple subcontracts. It's true that the Capital Master Plan faced delays and cost overruns, with final expenses exceeding $2 billion. But Trump's claim of "$2 to $4 billion" inflates the figure: Authoritative UN and US governmentplace the final cost between $2.15$2.31 billion, not $4 billion."
President Trump repeated long-debunked claims at the United Nations about ending wars, renewable energy, climate science, and the UN headquarters renovation. He claimed to have bid $500 million to renovate the UN headquarters and said the UN spent $2 to $4 billion instead. No procurement record shows the Trump Organization submitted a formal bid; the UN selected Skanska in 2007 as construction manager to oversee subcontracts. The Capital Master Plan faced delays and cost overruns, with final expenses exceeding $2 billion; authoritative estimates place the final cost between $2.15 and $2.31 billion. His $2–$4 billion figure inflates the actual final cost. He referenced escalator and teleprompter malfunctions that occurred before his speech.
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