October 15, 2025 • 8 mins
The United Nations, like many establishment institutions, has eroded public confidence and trust over time.
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Speaker 3 (00:48):
Why is the u N still existing and did nothing?
And yet Donald Trump did it single handedly? And everybody
should be getting rid of the UN and put the
right people in place, not that whole UN citizen whatever
these people are in America. I think we should put
(01:10):
a whole new coalition in there and get rid of
what's in there. Now.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
That's my opinion. I get little Feisi and whatever they are.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
That's about right, that's about right, and you have an
opinion that is shared by many. It obviously was not
the UN that brought piece to Israel and Gaza, not
the UN that brought thirty five of the most diverse
countries on the planet together in the name of peace
in Egypt. It wasn't the UN that brought about peace
(01:41):
between Azuban in Armenia, Cambodia and Thailand, Israel and Iran,
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India and Pakistan,
Egypt and Ethiopia, Serbia and Kosovo. Now all that trump
just trump the force of nature that the man is.
(02:01):
So the United Nations, like many establishment institutions, has eroded
public confidence, confidence and trust over time.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
The UN peaked in public approval.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
What year do you think it was that the UN
was like at peak image? It go back a few
years nineteen fifty four. Nineteen fifty four when Gallup found
eighty percent of respondents across the world held a favorable
view of the international body. By the way, the peak
at that point was seventy four percent approval within the
(02:36):
United States. So we've always been a little bit more
skeptical of the UN than the rest of the world.
But anyway, there was a slow and steady decline in
trust and approval of the UN until the Gulf War.
I remember the Golf War early nineties desert storm, successful
(02:58):
US led.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
UN mission.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Well, that led to a bump back to about seventy
percent approval world worldwide for the UN. But then these
slow and steady decline resumed after the Gulf War and
entering the current Trump administration, the UN was viewed favorably
by fifty eight percent of adults worldwide, according to the
Pew Research Center. Now, ironically, President Trump's success with peace
(03:24):
this year seems to have actually led to a minor boost.
Most recently, Pew found that sixty one percent of adults
worldwide favorably viewed the UN, the biggest year of a
year increase in over two decades. So, in other words,
in certain parts of the world, the UN managinally begetting
credit for Trump's work. I mean, we know what fake
news looks like in this country. Lord only knows in
(03:47):
some parts of the world what is actually disseminated. But
in any event, in the US, the UN's favorability rating
stands below average at fifty seven percent, while a record
low thirty two percent of Americans currently viewed the UN
as having done a good job.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
According to Gallup.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Okay, so our country fifty seven percent like, yeah, there's
a place in the world for the UN, but only
thirty two percent think they're doing anything good these days.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
So, in other words, got about a quarter.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Of the country that thinks the UN as a body
should still be around, while thinking that they're doing a
bad job. But regardless, with fewer than the third of
Americans approving of the UN's performance, I thank your frustration
places you with two thirds of the country. Notably, especially
in the wake of the recent peace deal. The country
(04:41):
that is the least approving of the United Nations is Israel.
We're only sixteen percent of the population. Only sixteen percent
of the Israeli population takes a look at the UN
and goes, uh huh uh huh, yeah, give me some
more of those people. All the population that is most
(05:02):
approving of the UN Nigeria. Yeah, do in your big
go card at eighty percent. Here's a semi fun fact.
By the way, Nigeria is also the country where President
Trump is most popular too. Trump has a seventy nine
percent approval writing in Nigeria, although it is worth noting
that Trump's approval in Israel was sixty nine percent prior
(05:24):
to the release of the hostages and peace deals, so
I don't know. Maybe in real time Trump's more even
more popular in Israel than in Nigeria. But nevertheless, speaking
of which, while the UN may have received some ambient
benefit of President Trump's success with peace this year, it
is also clear that President Trump is getting credit for
(05:50):
his work here. When you take a look at what's
going on, three of the most recent approval polls for
President Trump show an average increase of three points. So
if you take a look at these same poles most
recently the three polls where they were the last time
they were taken, Trump's approval in them is up three
(06:10):
points since the original announcement of the peace deal. By
the way, none of those samples have been taken after
Monday's hostage releafs and officials signing a peace all those festivities,
so it would suggest that there's probably even a bigger
boost than just a three point move that could be
in order. By the way, I continue to think it's
fascinating too think about this in the context of the
(06:32):
partial government shut down. President Trump's approval rating is higher
two weeks end than it was before. It just just
saying these things matter so anyway. As expected, following the
success of the historic Middle East peace deal, this week,
President Trump will turn his attention back to the one
war that he said has proved to be harder to
(06:54):
end than he originally thought it would be, and that
is the war between Russia and Ukraine, and Trump said
to meet with the Ukrainian President Zelensky on Friday. Of course,
the one he really needs to be able to make
headway with is Putin, and China likely to be the
key to that entire situation. Trying to figure out how
(07:15):
to get Putin to end his ambitions much easier said
than done.
Speaker 1 (07:21):
Securing America.
Speaker 4 (07:28):
His celebration in Philadelphia Monday to mark the two hundred
and fiftieth anniversary of the formation of the US Navy,
Marine Lieutenant General Jerry Carter called the Navy a constant
force for good and a vital instrument of national security.
The Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Darrel Caudle, noted that
while war has changed since the Navy was formed, one
(07:51):
thing has not.
Speaker 3 (07:52):
We will never ever back down, not while the safety
of our people is a stake.
Speaker 4 (07:58):
Secretary of the Navy John Feeling said the Navy is
more important than ever.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
The idea is as old as our flag. To be
a superpower, you must.
Speaker 4 (08:07):
Be a sea power, and Feelin says that will not
change moving forward as the Navy looks to.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
Keep the peace, protect the innocent, than when called to
win the fight.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
Given Fox News
I have a question or topic you want to have addressed.
Just ask. This is the Brian Mud Show.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Yeah, Today's Q and A as we dive in the
Ewens relevance after President Trump's peace. This is brought to
you by listen ashes check mark collections. Each day a
future a listener question that is sent by one of
these methods. You may email me Brian Mudd at iHeartMedia
dot com, hand me up on social at Brian Mud Radio.
You may also use the Ihear Radio talkback feature. We'd
(00:33):
love it. If you love us, just go into the app.
Make us your top preset Brian Mudshow Podcast number two preset.
While you're in there, look for a little microphone button.
You see it, it tapp it you mainlay down a
message right there, maybe for a future Q and A
just like this.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Why is the u N still existing and did nothing?
And yet Donald Trump did it single handedly? And everybody
should be getting rid of the UN and put the
right people in place, not that whole UN citizen whatever
these people are in America. I think we should put
(01:10):
a whole new coalition in there and get rid of
what's in there. Now.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
That's my opinion. I get little Feisi and whatever they are.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
That's about right, that's about right, and you have an
opinion that is shared by many. It obviously was not
the UN that brought piece to Israel and Gaza, not
the UN that brought thirty five of the most diverse
countries on the planet together in the name of peace
in Egypt. It wasn't the UN that brought about peace
(01:41):
between Azuban in Armenia, Cambodia and Thailand, Israel and Iran,
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India and Pakistan,
Egypt and Ethiopia, Serbia and Kosovo. Now all that trump
just trump the force of nature that the man is.
(02:01):
So the United Nations, like many establishment institutions, has eroded
public confidence, confidence and trust over time.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
The UN peaked in public approval.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
What year do you think it was that the UN
was like at peak image? It go back a few
years nineteen fifty four. Nineteen fifty four when Gallup found
eighty percent of respondents across the world held a favorable
view of the international body. By the way, the peak
at that point was seventy four percent approval within the
(02:36):
United States. So we've always been a little bit more
skeptical of the UN than the rest of the world.
But anyway, there was a slow and steady decline in
trust and approval of the UN until the Gulf War.
I remember the Golf War early nineties desert storm, successful
(02:58):
US led.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
UN mission.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Well, that led to a bump back to about seventy
percent approval world worldwide for the UN. But then these
slow and steady decline resumed after the Gulf War and
entering the current Trump administration, the UN was viewed favorably
by fifty eight percent of adults worldwide, according to the
Pew Research Center. Now, ironically, President Trump's success with peace
(03:24):
this year seems to have actually led to a minor boost.
Most recently, Pew found that sixty one percent of adults
worldwide favorably viewed the UN, the biggest year of a
year increase in over two decades. So, in other words,
in certain parts of the world, the UN managinally begetting
credit for Trump's work. I mean, we know what fake
news looks like in this country. Lord only knows in
(03:47):
some parts of the world what is actually disseminated. But
in any event, in the US, the UN's favorability rating
stands below average at fifty seven percent, while a record
low thirty two percent of Americans currently viewed the UN
as having done a good job.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
According to Gallup.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Okay, so our country fifty seven percent like, yeah, there's
a place in the world for the UN, but only
thirty two percent think they're doing anything good these days.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
So, in other words, got about a quarter.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Of the country that thinks the UN as a body
should still be around, while thinking that they're doing a
bad job. But regardless, with fewer than the third of
Americans approving of the UN's performance, I thank your frustration
places you with two thirds of the country. Notably, especially
in the wake of the recent peace deal. The country
(04:41):
that is the least approving of the United Nations is Israel.
We're only sixteen percent of the population. Only sixteen percent
of the Israeli population takes a look at the UN
and goes, uh huh uh huh, yeah, give me some
more of those people. All the population that is most
(05:02):
approving of the UN Nigeria. Yeah, do in your big
go card at eighty percent. Here's a semi fun fact.
By the way, Nigeria is also the country where President
Trump is most popular too. Trump has a seventy nine
percent approval writing in Nigeria, although it is worth noting
that Trump's approval in Israel was sixty nine percent prior
(05:24):
to the release of the hostages and peace deals, so
I don't know. Maybe in real time Trump's more even
more popular in Israel than in Nigeria. But nevertheless, speaking
of which, while the UN may have received some ambient
benefit of President Trump's success with peace this year, it
is also clear that President Trump is getting credit for
(05:50):
his work here. When you take a look at what's
going on, three of the most recent approval polls for
President Trump show an average increase of three points. So
if you take a look at these same poles most
recently the three polls where they were the last time
they were taken, Trump's approval in them is up three
(06:10):
points since the original announcement of the peace deal. By
the way, none of those samples have been taken after
Monday's hostage releafs and officials signing a peace all those festivities,
so it would suggest that there's probably even a bigger
boost than just a three point move that could be
in order. By the way, I continue to think it's
fascinating too think about this in the context of the
(06:32):
partial government shut down. President Trump's approval rating is higher
two weeks end than it was before. It just just
saying these things matter so anyway. As expected, following the
success of the historic Middle East peace deal, this week,
President Trump will turn his attention back to the one
war that he said has proved to be harder to
(06:54):
end than he originally thought it would be, and that
is the war between Russia and Ukraine, and Trump said
to meet with the Ukrainian President Zelensky on Friday. Of course,
the one he really needs to be able to make
headway with is Putin, and China likely to be the
key to that entire situation. Trying to figure out how
(07:15):
to get Putin to end his ambitions much easier said
than done.
Speaker 1 (07:21):
Securing America.
Speaker 4 (07:28):
His celebration in Philadelphia Monday to mark the two hundred
and fiftieth anniversary of the formation of the US Navy,
Marine Lieutenant General Jerry Carter called the Navy a constant
force for good and a vital instrument of national security.
The Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Darrel Caudle, noted that
while war has changed since the Navy was formed, one
(07:51):
thing has not.
Speaker 3 (07:52):
We will never ever back down, not while the safety
of our people is a stake.
Speaker 4 (07:58):
Secretary of the Navy John Feeling said the Navy is
more important than ever.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
The idea is as old as our flag. To be
a superpower, you must.
Speaker 4 (08:07):
Be a sea power, and Feelin says that will not
change moving forward as the Navy looks to.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
Keep the peace, protect the innocent, than when called to
win the fight.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
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