US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)
"The whole thing is unacceptable. The whole thing stinks," Waltz said. "There’s 150 world leaders there and this only happens to him, not once, not twice, but three times."
He said the incidents are under investigation by the Secret Service and noted the Secretary General has pledged full cooperation.
"As the ambassador, I said, you’ve got to open your doors, and some people were kind of shoulder shrugging at this," Waltz said. "This could have been incredibly serious. It’s insulting, and it’s right here on American soil."
President Donald Trump rides an escalator at the United Nations on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
"We've withheld this year," Waltz said. "We haven't paid any and my first meeting with the Secretary General was, here are the reforms that we need to see before you start talking about taxpayer dollars."
Waltz invoked Sen. Jesse Helms’ 1999 push to clean up the U.N. before releasing U.S. dollars, saying transparency and accountability remain essential.
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"We have every obligation to make sure it's transparent," he said.
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