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Trump says he meant to make world leaders laugh during UN speech when he claimed his administration was the most successful in US history
John Haltiwanger
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President Donald Trump claimed that he meant to make world leaders laugh during his address to the United Nations on Tuesday.

World leaders and diplomats laughed after Trump boasted that his administration had accomplished more than almost any other in US history.

At the time, Trump seemed surprised by the reaction, but he later said it "was meant to get some laughter."

"Well, that was meant to get some laughter, but it was great," Trump said of the moment, which went viral on social media.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that he meant to make world leaders laugh during his address to the United Nations earlier in the day, though he initially said he "didn't expect that reaction."

Early in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Trump boasted that his administration had accomplished more than almost any other in US history, prompting laughter from world leaders and diplomats in attendance.

"Didn't expect that reaction, but that's OK," Trump said during the speech.

The moment quickly went viral on social media.

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Hours later, when asked by reporters about the laughter, Trump said, "Well, that was meant to get some laughter, but it was great."

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