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POLITICS ·UNITED STATES ·September 23, 2026

Trump asks at U.N. about Iran: "Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival"

“Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?”
— Donald Trump, President

Reported September 23, 2026 by thedailybeast.com. Checked word for word against that report.

✦ Summary · September 23, 2026 AI-written summary of the news — not a direct quote

During a Tuesday speech at the U.N. General Assembly, President Donald Trump threatened Iran, asking whether to take rapid and severe action against the country. The Iranian delegation walked out of the chamber during his remarks. Jon Stewart discussed the address on his podcast, criticizing the rhetoric and also mocking Trump’s proposal to give artificial intelligence a loftier name. Stewart noted that Trump had recently announced an artificial intelligence task force and an official to oversee it but had not given that effort a matching new name. The episode captured the strong reactions to Trump’s U.N. appearance and the questions Stewart raised about the president’s technology message.

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