Trump’s 2025 UN General Assembly Speech: Body Language, Global Reactions, and Why World Leaders No Longer Laugh
//Trump’s 2025 UN General Assembly Speech: Body Language, Global Reactions, and Why World Leaders No Longer Laugh// When Donald Trump first walked onto the world political stage in 2017, many global leaders, diplomats, and foreign journalists did not take him seriously. His style was different from the typical restrained and cautious approach that most American presidents had followed in global forums. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is usually a place for carefully worded speeches filled with diplomacy, balance, and cautious optimism. Yet, when Trump gave his first major UN speech in 2018, the hall erupted with laughter as he praised his own achievements and declared that his administration had accomplished more than almost any other in U.S. history. The reaction embarrassed the White House but also revealed something deeper: at that moment, many world leaders did not yet consider Trump a figure to fear or take fully seriously. Fast forward to September 24, 2025. Trump is b...