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 for the first time as president this week. In Tuesday's address before a room full of world leaders, Trump bragged about the US economy, threatened to "totally destroy" North Korea, said that he will continue to put America first and encouraged other nations to put their own interests first as well. 

For this week's Friday Roundtable, MPR News host Kerri Miller asks three experts in international affairs to size up the president's speech and reaction to it from around the world. 

, law professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law  

, dean at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs 

, human rights lawyer and chair of Russian Studies at Macalester College in St. Paul

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Three experts dig into the meaning of President Trump's boasts, threats and stark "America first" priority list laid out during his first speech before the United Nations.

In his address before a room full of world leaders, President Trump praised the US economy, threatened to "totally destroy" North Korea and said he will continue to put America first. Today on the Friday Roundtable, three experts in international affairs dig into the speech.

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