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Trump: Heads of state 'were laughing with me,' not at me

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Last Updated : Sep 27 2018 | 4:55 AM IST

No one laughs at Donald Trump.

The president dismissed as "fake news" reports that world leaders laughed at him in the opening moments of his speech to a session of the UN General Assembly.

"They weren't laughing at me. They were laughing with me," he declared at a news conference Wednesday, the day after counterparts from around the globe audibly laughed as he began the highly anticipated address by reciting U.S. economic gains under his watch.

"We had fun. That was not laughing at me," he said. "So the fake news said people laughed at President Trump. They didn't laugh at me. People had a good time with me. We were doing it together. We had a good time. They respect what I've done."

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First Published: Sep 27 2018 | 4:55 AM IST

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