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9/25/2018 2:42 pm  #1


The World Laughs at Donald Trump

Expect a tweetstorm by morning. 


Donald Trump bragged about himself to the United Nations. The UN laughed.

(CNN)President Donald Trump's touting of how his administration has accomplished more than any -- yes, any -- past administration in its first two years is one of his most consistent applause lines in his campaign patter.

"I don't believe there has been any administration in the history of this country that has done more in two years -- and we're not even up to two years yet -- than our administration," Trump said last week during a campaign speech in Las Vegas -- while reading a literal paper list of those accomplishments.
"Nobody has done what this administration has done in terms of getting things passed and getting things through," he told a group of sheriffs earlier this month.

His supporters love the line: Despite all of the losers and haters, Trump is MAGA-ing!
Which brings us to Tuesday morning -- and Trump's speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
"In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country," Trump said, as he does.

"So true," said Trump, clearly caught by surprise by the laughter. "I didn't expect that reaction, but that's OK," he added to more laughter and some applause.
Here's the moment:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/25/politics/donald-trump-un-speech-laugh/index.html

Before we go any further let me be clear: I wasn't in the room. I was watching it live on TV from Washington. But, watching on television, the perception of those few seconds was clear: The gathered world leaders -- or at least some of them -- were laughing at Trump's contention that he had done more in two years than any previous American administration ever.


We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists. 
 

9/25/2018 7:34 pm  #2


Re: The World Laughs at Donald Trump

I am not sure that Trump even understood that they were laughing AT him. 


"Do not confuse motion and progress, A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress"
 
 

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