World leaders may be convinced Trump is more concerned about his own political standing than the security of the American people, watering down the credibility of any US national security work, writes Samantha Vinograd for CNNOpinion
Samantha Vinograd is a CNN national security analyst. She is a senior adviser at the University of Delaware's Biden Institute, which is not affiliated with the Biden campaign. Vinograd served on President Barack Obama's National Security Council from 2009 to 2013 and at the Treasury Department under President George W. Bush. Follow her @sam_vinograd. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion articles on CNN.
President Trump treats many of his official appearances as campaign events. His public engagements often focus on criticizing his perceived political rivals and touting himself, and he even kicked off his last UN General Assembly speech with a personal report card on how much he thinks he has accomplished. He's bashed the UN repeatedly, but he may want to try a different approach this time around.
The UN General Assembly is always a high stakes event for national security, but this year's gathering will take place amid rising tensions with Iran, a nuclearizing North Korea, the degradation of the global nonproliferation agenda, ongoing humanitarian crises and more. Sam Vinograd Read MoreAnd the UNGA already has a dark cloud hanging over it.
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