Trump sees an agreement that he could not get in a United Nations building

Long before being elected president and attending the UN General Assembly, Donald Trump wanted the agreement to rebuild the structure in New York.

Before this week's UNGA, the president reminded journalists on board Air Force One that he wanted the contract to rebuild the facilities come to fruition in the early 2000s. In 2005, Mr. Trump complained to the Senate committee that the proponent responsible for the redevelopment of the building was not up to the task.

"I proposed to rebuild it to a tiny fraction of its purpose," said the real estate mogul to the press aboard Air Force One last week.

Mr. Trump, to whom reporters have asked if he will rethink his real estate days when he returns to the UK, spoke about his real estate credentials.

"I was a very good real estate developer," recalled the president. He added that he had correctly predicted "that it will end up being a lot more" than expected.

"They did not even know what steam was in New York, as opposed to a boiler," he said of the developers. "They did not know anything."

Mr. Trump estimated that he could have completed the project for about $ 500 million. He would have used marble instead of terrazzo, which is much more expensive, he explained.

The American complex was largely built between 1949 and 1952. Over time, it no longer complies with safety and fire codes or safety requirements. The United States has provided about $ 488 million to help pay for the renovations, according to a 2015 report from the Government Accountability Office.

Mr. Trump must meet with various world leaders in the United States, as tensions with Iran increase and he defends his phone call with the President of Ukraine, in which he admitted he talked about the Biden family.

The chairman stopped to listen for about 10 minutes to the day's proceedings. summit on climate change, before leaving to attend a religious freedom Event.

At the United Nations General Assembly last year, the President devoted part of his speech to defeating "the ideology of globalism".