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

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Published September 22, 2017 at 1:40 PM EDT

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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