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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 04:37 PM Sep 2018

Trump: Boasting line in UN speech was 'meant to get some laughter'

Source: The Hill



BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO - 09/25/18 04:13 PM EDT

President Trump claimed Tuesday that comments he made at the United Nations General Assembly were "meant to get some laughter."




The audience burst into laughter when Trump boasted about his presidential achievements.

-snip-

After the laughter died down, Trump noted that he "didn't expect that reaction, but that's OK."

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) took the opportunity to poke fun at Trump by resurfacing an old tweet where the president had criticized then President Barack Obama for being "a laughing stock."






Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/408358-trump-boasting-line-in-un-speech-was-meant-to-get-some-laughter
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Trump: Boasting line in UN speech was 'meant to get some laughter' (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2018 OP
There's a Trump tweet for every occasion sakabatou Sep 2018 #1
I meant to do that Botany Sep 2018 #2
Those must be good meds. Nt BootinUp Sep 2018 #3
Yeah, totally. That's why his response after the laughter was "Didn't expect that reaction." bearsfootball516 Sep 2018 #4
He seemed genuinely surprised and irritated. lark Sep 2018 #10
There is not one person justgamma Sep 2018 #16
He totally got punched in the face with their derision. lark Sep 2018 #18
The Emperor has no clothes. bearsfootball516 Sep 2018 #24
"aisle" Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #29
His first words after the reaction began, "So true" progree Sep 2018 #27
Another day, more drumpf lies. lark Sep 2018 #41
He uses that line at every rally SCantiGOP Sep 2018 #32
Yeah right! padah513 Sep 2018 #5
Fucking narcissist asshole said one thing thinking it was another ....................hey dumbshit.. turbinetree Sep 2018 #6
Uh huh mac56 Sep 2018 #7
If it was meant to get some laughter .... CatMor Sep 2018 #8
It was only later that Trump said (after he came up with an excuse) It was meant to get laughs!! riversedge Sep 2018 #14
Yeah. Archae Sep 2018 #9
Good! Everyone needs to start laughing at Trump everytime he opens his yap. nt procon Sep 2018 #11
Yes! This really gets to him. It may the only thing that does. nature-lover Sep 2018 #17
He's a joke to the world. One thing about Trump: He NEVER wants to be seen as a joke. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #12
His narcissistic personality disorder... SergeStorms Sep 2018 #37
Well, instead we got the laughing stock named Trump! riversedge Sep 2018 #13
A fucking bullshitting con man louis c Sep 2018 #15
Soooo...he knows the idea that he is the most successful prez is a joke, huh? Maeve Sep 2018 #19
He's so stupid. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2018 #42
If you believe he said it as a joke, I have a beautiful bridge in Brooklyn to sell. sinkingfeeling Sep 2018 #20
Pathetic Solly Mack Sep 2018 #21
Denial is not just a river in Africa Gothmog Sep 2018 #22
Trump's a joker left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 #23
"I totally meant to do that," he said... Orsino Sep 2018 #25
It's hard to believe you, Dotard; you said right away that laughter wasn't the anticipated reaction RockRaven Sep 2018 #26
Pathetic, wildly unsuccessful ass-covering attempt. Paladin Sep 2018 #28
Don't worry dementia boy... Maxheader Sep 2018 #30
Riiiiight... EarthFirst Sep 2018 #31
Yeah, keep telling yourself that Stumpy McMushroom. Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #33
Mushroom 🍄 dick has no mind left. "I meant to do that" truthisfreedom Sep 2018 #34
Sure it was. Donnie, they were laughing AT you, not with you. olddad56 Sep 2018 #35
He deserved boos, laughter, and arm pit farts. What an idiot. Firestorm49 Sep 2018 #36
Idiot Racerdog1 Sep 2018 #38
Wait for him to lash out - that's next... getagrip_already Sep 2018 #39
Think President Obama and the WHCD AND the results of that public humiliation. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2018 #43
The moron thinks he's funny dalton99a Sep 2018 #40

lark

(23,123 posts)
10. He seemed genuinely surprised and irritated.
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 04:48 PM
Sep 2018

He truly thought they would applaud, he's so stupid, he doesn't know the difference between independent world leaders and his stupid minions and paid actors at his rallies. But as always, if his orange assmouth is moving, he's lying.

justgamma

(3,666 posts)
16. There is not one person
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 04:57 PM
Sep 2018

on that side of the isle that tells him the truth. They are fired if they do. He believes his bs, because they all bow and scrape and tell him what he wants to hear. It makes him a laughing stock and he's too dumb to know it.

lark

(23,123 posts)
18. He totally got punched in the face with their derision.
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 05:01 PM
Sep 2018

He knew they were laughing at his lies and shrugged it off because he truly didn't care. He only cares about what PUtin thinks and then makes sure to do whatever it is that will please his master.

progree

(10,909 posts)
27. His first words after the reaction began, "So true"
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 05:50 PM
Sep 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-brings-rare-laughter-august-un-summit-162019893.html?.tsrc=jtc_news_index

Delivering his address to the annual gathering of UN heads of state, Trump began in the hyperbolic style of a domestic campaign as he boasted of his record.

"In less than two years, my administration has achieved more than any administration in the history of our country," Trump boasted,

As assembled global dignitaries started to chuckle, Trump interrupted his prepared remarks and insisted, "So true."

With the laughter audible, Trump smiled and said, "I didn't expect that reaction, but that's okay."


Anyway, the "so true" first reaction doesn't sound like someone trying to elicit laughter.

lark

(23,123 posts)
41. Another day, more drumpf lies.
Wed Sep 26, 2018, 09:28 AM
Sep 2018

He said it for applause, the "so true" was the exclamation point at the end of the sentence showing it was important. The line about it was planned for laughs is another of the thousands of lies he's told, he certainly didn't sound happy, sounded more surprised than anything. He's so stupid, he thought world leaders would applaud him the way his rally goers do and he knows he's paid over 1000 people to yell and scream with approval every time he says anything. What a freaking moronic cum stain.

SCantiGOP

(13,871 posts)
32. He uses that line at every rally
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 08:37 PM
Sep 2018

And it usually results in an immediate and loud standing ovation. The moron thought he would get applause with it at the UN, which is one more example of his raging narcissistic personality disorder.

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
6. Fucking narcissist asshole said one thing thinking it was another ....................hey dumbshit..
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 04:42 PM
Sep 2018

you really are a idiot.....................you have no clue, your a fucking embarrassment and your fucking traitor to the US......................and the UN body knows it.........................

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
8. If it was meant to get some laughter ....
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 04:46 PM
Sep 2018

why did he say he "didn't expect to get that reaction" when the audience laughed.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
37. His narcissistic personality disorder...
Wed Sep 26, 2018, 04:07 AM
Sep 2018

would never allow him to believe that they see him as a joke anyway. That's the "great" thing about being an egomaniac I guess. You're never wrong, whatever the occasion.

RockRaven

(14,974 posts)
26. It's hard to believe you, Dotard; you said right away that laughter wasn't the anticipated reaction
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 05:37 PM
Sep 2018

so, how are you going to explain that comment?

Paladin

(28,266 posts)
28. Pathetic, wildly unsuccessful ass-covering attempt.
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 05:58 PM
Sep 2018

Count on trump to fuck up the closest thing to a charming response he's had in his entire presidency.

Maxheader

(4,373 posts)
30. Don't worry dementia boy...
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 07:31 PM
Sep 2018

Don't you see all the people you've insulted...laughing?

Worthless dick...

EarthFirst

(2,900 posts)
31. Riiiiight...
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 08:10 PM
Sep 2018

I bet there’s a hole in the drywall in the hotel he’s staying in when he returned to his quarters after all this.

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
33. Yeah, keep telling yourself that Stumpy McMushroom.
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 10:24 PM
Sep 2018

Maybe it will make all the other insults and humiliations go away.

getagrip_already

(14,766 posts)
39. Wait for him to lash out - that's next...
Wed Sep 26, 2018, 09:02 AM
Sep 2018

He will probably announce he is defunding the UN on Weds. He is more than annoyed by this. He is humiliated, and a person with his degenerative psychosis won't react well to public humiliation when he expects respect.......

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