Erica Hill: “Trump’s United Nations Address Yesterday Unexpectedly Fulfilling One Of His Campaign Slogans, The World Is Laughing At Us.” [New Day, CNN, 9/26/18; Video]
Robin Wright: “The President Had A Serious Speech He Was Trying To Give And Yet The One Enduring Image Out Of This Address Was The Global Reaction And It Was A Microcosm In Many Ways Of The Gap Between The Trump White House And The World On The Bigger Issues.” ROBIN WRIGHT: “The gasps, the giggles that swept the cavernous General Assembly were so striking. The president had a serious speech he was trying to give and yet the one enduring image out of this address was the global reaction and it was a microcosm in many ways of the gap between the Trump White House and the world on the bigger issues, whether it is climate change and NAFTA and global alliances and how you deal with global threats and challenges, and he was trying to send a message about how to do it, to be strong and go it alone, and the world was laughing at his claims about how much he has achieved and his approach to solving the problems that all of these nations face.” New Day, CNN, 9/26/18; Video]
Robin Wright: “This Week In New York When Everybody Is Supposed To Gather To Talk About Big Issues Is The Discussion Among Diplomats Is As Much About What Is Happening To The Fate Of The American Presidency As It Is To The Fate Of The World.” [New Day, CNN, 9/26/18; Video]
John Avalon: “It Is Not A Good Day When The President Of The United States Finds Himself Literally Being Laughed At By His Fellow World Leaders.” JOHN AVALON: “It is not a good day when the President of the United States finds himself literally being laughed at by his fellow world leaders, but unfortunately it tracks with perception of US leadership in the world, which began the year with a new low.” [New Day, CNN, 9/26/18; Video]
Cecilia Vega: “When President Trump Was Out Delivering What Is A Go-To Applause Line From His Campaign Rallies Across The Country It Did Not Go Well.” VEGA: “Let me set the stage for what happened. This is a serious setting with all of these world leaders gathered. There is rarely even applause let alone laughter but when president trump was out delivering what is a go-to applause line from his campaign rallies across the country it did not go well.” [Good Morning America, ABC, 9/26/18; VIDEO]
David Ignatius: “The United States Has Significantly Changed Its Position In My Judgment For The Worst. We Are Not Seen As The Leader Of Traditional Institutions.” DAVID IGNATIUS: “The U.N. General Assembly meeting every September was a symbol of that. What I thought we saw in watching president trump’s speech was reality TV for real. The reality is that this president came before that body and made the kind of establishment he makes routinely in his rallies around the country. I’ve been more successful than almost any administration. And from from that world body, he has — he receives spontaneous laughter at that claim. Even trump, in an unusual moment had to acknowledge it. But it’s a snapshot of where the United States is right now. The United States has significantly changed its position in my judgment for the worst. We are not seen as the leader of traditional institutions.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 9/26/18; VIDEO]
David Ignatius: “Trump Was Bragging About How He’s Pulling The United States.. Out Of The International Criminal Court, Out Of The Human Rights Commission. He Was Sitting Those As Advantages Of His Policy. The Rest Of The World For The Most Part Feels Very Differently And That’s What We Saw Yesterday.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 9/26/18; VIDEO]
Sam Stein: “So, Yeah, He Got Laughed At, But This Is What The Outcome Is Of The World View That He Holds.” SAM STEIN: “I think, you know, it’s funny because you look back at his Twitter feet and he literally is talking about how people are laughing at us and now it’s actually happened. His whole thing is America first. The consequences may be laughter, but it is putting us in a different place in the world. It was about setting up essentially an international patronage system in which people had to show us respect in exchange for us helping them. So, yeah, he got laughed at, but this is what the outcome is of the world view that he holds.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 9/26/18; VIDEO]