World Leaders Laughed at Trump at the UN General Assembly
Trump boasted to the UN that his administration had "accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country." The entire hall of world leaders burst into laughter. Trump: "I didn't expect that reaction."
On September 25, 2018, Trump opened his address to the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly by boasting: "In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country."
The entire hall of world leaders and diplomats burst into laughter.
Trump appeared momentarily stunned, then said: "I didn't expect that reaction, but that's OK." This prompted further laughter.
Diplomats confirmed they were laughing at him, not with him. One Latin American diplomat told reporters: "When we see arguments that seem so far-fetched, there is almost a natural reaction of laughing."
It was an unprecedented moment in diplomatic history — the assembled representatives of nearly every nation on Earth openly laughing at a sitting U.S. president's claims to his face. The moment crystallized how the international community viewed Trump: not as a figure to be feared or respected, but as one to be ridiculed.