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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNo one recalls ever seeing the United Nation General Assembly laughing out loud at the President.
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maxsolomon
(33,345 posts)And he's a giant cosmic joke.
TheBlackAdder
(28,209 posts).
Donald J. Trump
?Verified account @realDonaldTrump
9 Aug 2014
We need a President who isn't a laughing stock to the entire World. We need a truly great leader, a genius at strategy and winning. Respect!
Jean
? @jeanbo826
Replying to @realDonaldTrump
Hmmm, who is the laughing stock now?
2:09 PM - 13 Jul 2018
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procon
(15,805 posts)when we stood up for things like human rights,refugees, education, democracy, empowering women, and cooperation, the applause was enthusiastic. Now the US only touts is bragging about America first, and to hell with the rest of you!
TeamPooka
(24,230 posts)eppur_se_muova
(36,271 posts)Sort of like listening to your grandparents talk about the first time they ever saw an airplane.
ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)Link to tweet
When he says, "America's so true" I would change that punctiation to: "America's...so true!" He was saying the next sentence and then had to inject "so true" to respond to the laughter. It's like when he says, "believe me!".
TeamPooka
(24,230 posts)klook
(12,158 posts)What a maroon!
blugbox
(951 posts)As well as human smuggling.
klook
(12,158 posts)terrifying.
blugbox
(951 posts)To keep from crying.
We got some song lyrics in the making...
Racerdog1
(808 posts)Fucking disgrace to humanity.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)He's a tremendous disservice to our nation by destroying our relationships and alliances around the world.
0rganism
(23,958 posts)dalton99a
(81,527 posts)That I can tell you
Jarqui
(10,126 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,304 posts)from the protests at the '68 Democratic convention.
We can now update that to "The whole world is laughing".
BumRushDaShow
(129,161 posts)2 types of literary discourse that I expect some thought the remarks were utilizing. However he was not being sarcastic, which is what makes this all the more insulting to this nation.
murielm99
(30,745 posts)comedy routine.
Dark humor. People laughing at him, not with him.
He is an international joke and a disgrace.
leanforward
(1,076 posts)This is just one more time where he diminishes our country with his actions/verbiage.
He simply can not do the job. This speech at UN makes me think it's comparable to Kavanaugh on faux last night.
Fritz Walter
(4,291 posts)Vladimir Putin.
His plan to reduce the USAs stature is working so amazingly well that he didnt need to be there. Instead, hes occupied with the details of the next stage of his scheme: reclaiming Ukraine or the Baltic States. Or both. Decisions, decisions!
Politicub
(12,165 posts)No president has been laughed at more than me. Believe me.
ffr
(22,671 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Most Americans are clear headed on that fool. The problems are his base and the purist far left.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)Wag The Dog or something. Unfuckingbelievable.
Hilarious, though...if one can appreciate that kind of humour. Rather like a galley slave rowing a sinking trireme laughing at the drummer missing a beat.
ThoughtCriminal
(14,047 posts)Even if they didn't, you know they wanted to - harder than anybody.
proglib217
(88 posts)Of course, being diplomats (and not being our poor excuse for a president), they won't. But I sure would love to see it.
(I can guarantee you they're *thinking* it.)
LAS14
(13,783 posts)UpInArms
(51,284 posts)🎵I started a joke which started the whole world crying
But I didn't see that the joke was on me oh no
I started to cry which started the whole world laughing
Oh If I'd only seen that the joke was on me🎵
Cha
(297,339 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)a UN speech should not be a campaign event - something for him to read should have been on a teleprompter. That was no place to tout his alleged accomplishments.
Different Drummer
(7,622 posts)DFW
(54,414 posts)This audience was NOT made up of ignorant, uneducated midwestern and southern "Christians," who will believe any lie if it comes out the appropriate mouth or Fox "News."
This audience was made up of senior diplomats from around the world who, with the exception of Nikki Haley, lie, and are lied to all the time. They all know it, they all know how to do it, and they sure as hell recognize it when an amateur tries it and thinks he's fooling somebody. THAT's why they were laughing.
malaise
(269,072 posts)But Don the Con loves firsts.