Haley: UN laughter was sign of respect for Trump’s honesty

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Wednesday claimed the laughter at the General Assembly during President Donald Trump’s speech the previous day was because world leaders “love how honest he is” and “respect” him.

At the very beginning of his speech before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, the US leader, with signature braggadocio, said his administration had accomplished almost more than any other in the history of his country. Some in the audience responded with mocking laughter.

“In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country,” he said. “America’s — so true…,” he continued, as the laughter broke out. “Didn’t expect that reaction, but that’s okay,” he continued, to laughter and applause.

But Haley told Fox News that the laughter was not mocking, and in fact the world leaders and officials in the hall “love how honest he is, and it’s not diplomatic and they find it funny,” she said.

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“He was very truthful and they were taken aback by it.”

Haley also said that the media “got this so wrong” with their reporting. “I deal with these leaders every single day,” she said. “I know exactly how they think.”

She said those in the hall were “falling over themselves to get a picture with him, to talk about how great his speech was,” before adding: “they’ve never seen anything like it and there’s a respect there.”

Haley also claimed that when Trump ad-libbed in the wake of the laughter, it made those in the hall “love him even more.”