From Laughter to Silence: Trump’s 2025 UN Speech Met with Grave Seriousness by Global Dignitaries
From Laughter to Silence: Trump’s 2025 UN Speech Met with Grave Seriousness by Global Dignitaries
Donald Trump’s latest address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday was met with a starkly different reception compared to his past appearances. World leaders observed his 58-minute monologue in stony silence, a significant departure from the audible chuckles that greeted his claims of progress during his 2018 speech at the same event.
Body language expert Peter Collett noted a profound shift in attitude among delegates. “People, it would seem, are taking it much more seriously. Whereas formerly it was a source of amusement when he puffed himself up, now almost everything he has to say has to be taken seriously. It’s no longer a joke,” Collett told DW. He attributes this change to Trump’s evolution into a “global entity” and the international community’s growing concern over his “erratic actions.”
Even Trump’s characteristic incendiary remarks, including accusations that the UN leads a “globalist migration agenda” and telling European leaders their countries were “going to hell” due to immigration, failed to elicit a discernible reaction from the assembled dignitaries. Collett highlighted Trump’s consistent body language, designed to project dominance and the image of being the “top dog,” a style he has honed since his initial foray onto the global political stage.
While Trump’s speeches often target his political base alongside the international audience, the muted response from the room suggests a collective, serious assessment rather than a coordinated effort to control reactions. Collett proposed that this change reflects a shift in the “political zeitgeist,” where leaders are reacting individually but similarly to Trump’s pronouncements, underscoring a new era of gravity in international relations concerning the former president.
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