The president of the United States is a joke.
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Never before has a president been such a global embarrassment, but here we are, in 2018, the year of our lord Tarana Burke (who also happens to be No. 1 on this yearโs Root 100 list, which you can see here), the president was boasting of his made-up achievements to the United Nationsโand they literally laughed at him.
โIn less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country,โ Trump said, opening his address to the U.N. General Assembly, The Hill reports.
And then the audience started laughing. The president said, โso trueโ to which the audience laughed louder.
The awkward moment of lies even made Trump smile.
โI didnโt expect that reaction but thatโs OK,โ he saidโand they laughed more.
The president still didnโt get that the joke was on him, that the U.N. General Assembly was laughing at him, not with him. Theyโre laughing because heโs a liar who lies so much that he really believes his lies. I believe that Trump truly believes that his administration has accomplished more than any other administration in the history of the country. Heโs not just saying that to say it, which makes it even funnier.
The Hill notes that the president also โtouted his domestic efforts, including tax cuts and his push to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, before addressing his foreign policy goals.โ
And because there is literally a Trump tweet for everything, Trump once claimed that former President Obama was a laughingstock on a world stage, except that Trump was the only one laughing.
โWe need a President who isnโt a laughing stock to the entire World. We need a truly great leader, a genius at strategy and winning. Respect!โ Trump tweeted in 2014, The Hill reports.
Whoโs laughing now?
Watch it all unfold below.
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