Tuesday's speech at the UN was not aimed at the diplomats in the room or those watching remotely. It wasn't aimed at the leaders of governments. It really wasn't even aimed at the world. It was, in my opinion, aimed directly at populist movements gaining momentum in Northern and Eastern Europe. The goal was to put Trump and his successor at the helm of an international movement to "Make Western Civilization Great Again."

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There was no message to China, India, or the Third World. Instead, they were portrayed, accurately in my mind, as exploiting Europe's guilt to strip it of wealth and to dump excess, poorly educated, culturally unassimilable, and violent migrants on the working people of Europe.

In many ways, this was a Trump campaign speech aimed at a sort of international electorate composed of populist movements now hitting their stride in the UK, Netherlands, Germany, and other European countries. What the people in the room thought about it was totally irrelevant; in fact, their disapproval could have given the speech more power as it hit Europe.

The message was clear. Your leaders have sold you out. If you don't act, your countries will be swamped by foreigners who don't share your culture. Without a reliable energy supply and slamming the door on Third World migration, Europe, as we know it, will cease to exist. Trump framed the situation of national leadership that has allowed the situation to develop, serving as a warning call to populations who are inattentive and being taken advantage of.

All in all, it suggests that Trump's retreat from the EU and NATO is more a rebuke of national elites than a withdrawal from the theater. He offered an outstretched hand to people trying to save their country, showed them what it takes to make the move, and seemed to offer leadership.

In short, this wasn't Trump simply calling out the UN. This was Trump launching a narrative of the UN and national elites working together to impoverish, if not outright replace, the native population of Europe. Whether the Euro man-in-the-street responds and Trump can show the necessary leadership remains to be seen, but the speech was nothing less than a call to arms for Western Civilization.