American diplomats walked out of a United Nations meeting after they were confronted with harsh criticism of President Donald Trump, The Guardian reported.

During a U.N. Security Council meeting on the Ukraine-Russia war, U.S. diplomats staged a walkout after months of foreign diplomats and U.N. officials criticizing Trump's human rights record, according to The Guardian.

The episode unfolded against a broader backdrop of tense U.S.-U.N. relations, with the Trump administration facing scrutiny over both its domestic policies and its approach to international institutions. The criticism came after the Trump administration imposed sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries it said were using "forced labor," The Guardian reported, noting that U.S. lawmakers also objected to the tariffs. Critics dismissed the allegations as a "convenient" justification for Trump's trade measures, the report said.

The Trump administration has also faced criticism for attacking the U.N. human rights system and opposing the reappointment of U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk, according to The Guardian.

Türk said in March that he was "deeply worried by the fundamental shift in direction" in the U.S. In June, Türk called for "prompt, independent, impartial and effective investigations" into immigration custody during the Trump administration.

The U.S. was one of 10 countries that voted against Türk's reappointment last week. It opposed the move alongside Russia, North Korea, Nicaragua, Israel and Mali, prompting French diplomats to criticize the vote in a social media post, according to The Guardian.

"The U.S. used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore," French diplomats wrote in a post on X. "Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali & Russia, isolated. And the world no longer listens to it."