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Watch: Trump boasts of his accomplishments -- and the entire UN bursts into laughter (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2018 OP
OMG what a fucking idiot gopiscrap Sep 2018 #1
Why the fucking applause.... where are the thrown shoes? pangaia Sep 2018 #2
sounded like laughter followed by some applause when tRumpy said "....didn't expect that response" NoMoreRepugs Sep 2018 #6
"I didn't expect that reaction!" forgotmylogin Sep 2018 #9
In another time and place yuiyoshida Sep 2018 #3
what a complete asshat.... berksdem Sep 2018 #4
Love that this was carried on Faux News. Even a brief second outside the bubble helps. LonePirate Sep 2018 #5
Why the Eff zentrum Sep 2018 #7
I think it's the same type of applause waiters get when they drop a tray of glasses. forgotmylogin Sep 2018 #10
Then it's as bad as I thought. zentrum Sep 2018 #11
Just can't make my fingers saidsimplesimon Sep 2018 #8
I so hate him. smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #12
What were the odds... SergeStorms Sep 2018 #13

NoMoreRepugs

(9,412 posts)
6. sounded like laughter followed by some applause when tRumpy said "....didn't expect that response"
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 11:27 AM
Sep 2018

For the United Nations that's as close to heckling as it gets.

forgotmylogin

(7,527 posts)
9. "I didn't expect that reaction!"
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 08:20 PM
Sep 2018

<applause> ("Right fuckhead, we know you're pretty clueless, woo!&quot

I'm sure he thought they were eating out of his tiny hand.

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)
3. In another time and place
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 11:04 AM
Sep 2018

He would be laughed out of office. That never happened here and look what we got??

zentrum

(9,865 posts)
7. Why the Eff
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 12:24 PM
Sep 2018

...did they clap? As if to say what a good sport he is so all those bragging lies are forgiven?

There are no standards any more any where.

forgotmylogin

(7,527 posts)
10. I think it's the same type of applause waiters get when they drop a tray of glasses.
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 08:21 PM
Sep 2018

"Wow, this'll be a story when we get home!"

zentrum

(9,865 posts)
11. Then it's as bad as I thought.
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 08:52 PM
Sep 2018

The poor hapless waiter vs. the world hanging in the balance. If this laugh is the same experience in any way---then yup, everything is getting normalized.

With all due respect, sure hope you're wrong!



saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
8. Just can't make my fingers
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 12:54 PM
Sep 2018

connect with faux, no clicks from me. My suggestion would be an alternative, from another diary with a link to the BBC.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211178789

catbyte

BBC News (World) headline

SergeStorms

(19,193 posts)
13. What were the odds...
Wed Sep 26, 2018, 03:55 AM
Sep 2018

that tRump would make the U.N. gathering about himself and his "miraculous" achievements? What a narcissistic piece of dung. And the rest of the world knows it's all bullshit. FOX isn't the only source for news in the rest of the world.

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