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SheilaAnn

(10,648 posts)
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 11:58 AM 16 hrs ago

Couldn't watch but was wondering if trump got any applause after his speech today. TIA..n/t

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Couldn't watch but was wondering if trump got any applause after his speech today. TIA..n/t (Original Post) SheilaAnn 16 hrs ago OP
I watched a little and he basically insulted all the world leaders - so I doubt it. walkingman 16 hrs ago #1
Was hoping for that. Thanks for the reply. n/t SheilaAnn 16 hrs ago #2
Yes, he got a standing ovation from some of the people in the front. demmiblue 16 hrs ago #3
Perhaps they applauded because blabbermouth was done blabbing? GreenWave 16 hrs ago #5
Probably just from the American crew he brought with him. Or maybe paid actors. sinkingfeeling 16 hrs ago #6
Was Traildogbob 15 hrs ago #9
Shame. Boomerproud 16 hrs ago #8
I don't know but the worst response for him would be silence Tadpole Raisin 16 hrs ago #4
don't have to watch to know he is an ugly disgraceful, embarrassing POS vapor2 16 hrs ago #7
"A smattering", the Guardian says muriel_volestrangler 13 hrs ago #10

demmiblue

(39,328 posts)
3. Yes, he got a standing ovation from some of the people in the front.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 12:04 PM
16 hrs ago

The applause seemed a little constrained, though.

Tadpole Raisin

(1,964 posts)
4. I don't know but the worst response for him would be silence
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 12:05 PM
16 hrs ago

and him seeing audience members not looking at him after he spoke but just talking with each other. That would be a giant snub.

They are probably too cultured to boo.

muriel_volestrangler

(105,680 posts)
10. "A smattering", the Guardian says
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 02:52 PM
13 hrs ago
The good news headline from Donald Trump’s trip to Davos was that he seemed to rule out force for now in his urgent quest to acquire Greenland. The bad news: he started talking about Iceland as well.
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The president’s cognitive functions have been a source of concern for some time, but although Trump acknowledged he was now one of the older people at the Davos forum, he insisted he didn’t feel old.
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It was a speech sprinkled with the overt racism that has increasingly become part of the president’s shtick. He repeated a slur against Somali Americans as social benefit cheats, based on a largely debunked “investigation” by a far-right YouTuber.
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The speech dwindled to a halt and there was a smattering of applause from a gathering that was glad just to have been schooled for admitting migrants into their country and backing renewable energy, rather than witnessing a full-on declaration of war on the stage in front of them.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/21/trumps-rambling-davos-speech-rehashes-warped-ideas-of-us-supremacy
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