State Department Briefing: UN Veto on Gaza Resolution and New Entry Restrictions

Name: "State Department Briefing: UN Veto on Gaza Resolution and New Entry Restrictions"
Uploaded: 2025-06-05
Duration: 1 h 21 min 16 s
Description: "Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott briefs reporters on the U.S. veto of a UN Security Council resolution and the President's directive restricting entry from specific countries, in the State Department's upload of its June 5, 2025 briefing."

June 5, 2025 · U.S. Department of State · 1:21:16

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What happened

Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott, briefing in place of Spokesperson Tammy Bruce, opened the June 5, 2025 briefing by announcing that the United States had vetoed a UN Security Council resolution he called counterproductive, according to the State Department’s upload of the briefing. Pigott said the resolution targeted Israel, failed to condemn Hamas and would have undermined efforts to reach a ceasefire, and he said the administration would not support any resolution that fails to make Hamas leave Gaza and release all hostages, including the remains of two murdered Americans whose recovery he announced.

Pigott said President Trump had signed a new directive restricting the entry of foreign nationals from specific countries to protect the United States from foreign terrorists and other national-security and public-safety threats, reinforcing what he called an unwavering commitment to protect the borders and deny access to those who wish Americans harm.

In questioning on Russia and Ukraine, Pigott declined to add to the President’s account of his call with President Putin or to speculate on punitive actions such as sanctions, saying the President wants direct de-escalation, dialogue and peace. Reporters also pressed the department on the apparent tension between its travel posture toward Afghanistan and the withdrawal of Temporary Protected Status for Afghans.

Why it matters

The briefing records two same-week administration actions — the first UN veto of the term, as Pigott noted, and the new entry-restriction directive — stated together as one homeland-and-alliance protection policy.

Sources: U.S. Department of State, “Department of State Press Briefing - June 5, 2025 - 2:00 PM”, 2025-06-05 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-06-05). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.