News. Views. Hughes - September 23, 2019 (17:00 ET)

US ‘exaggerates’ damage on Saudi oil field – Pres. Rouhani

Nearly 200 world leaders are convening in UNGA to discuss trade, climate change, global security and other topics. Presidents Trudeau, Putin and Xi Jinping will not be in attendance. President Trump insists he has no plan to meet with Iran’s President Rouhani but that “nothing is off the table.” RT America’s Sara Montes de Oca reports for News.Views.Hughes.

Trump has ‘abandoned pretense’ of reducing emissions

Attorney and journalist Dimitri Lascaris joins Scottie Nell Hughes to discuss the United States General Assembly and what he describes as the “aggressively opposite” direction President Trump is taking the US from the global consensus on climate change. He points out that 15 leaders spoke “in glowing terms” at the UNGA about their countries’ commitment to tackle climate change without acknowledging what they’ve done to undermine efforts to address it. He also discusses the need for the US to look honestly at its history of meddling in Iran to understand ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran.