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Loose Cannon at the U.N.

September 25, 2025 Buck Banks

At the United Nations, Donald Trump berated an international crowd,
And said all the internal, secret things that shouldn’t be said out loud.
His performance was intensely embarrassing,
And the media worked overtime sane-washing
What was “a crack-brained elderly man-child shouting at windmills and clouds.”

What a Comedian!

September 26, 2018 Buck Banks

We’ve never considered comedy one of his avocations,
And he seems to have the sense of humor of a crustacean.
But we must confess,
In his Tuesday address,
Donald Trump got some good laughs at the United Nations.

It’s Official — The U.S. Is Now the Laughingstock of the Entire World

September 25, 2018 Buck Banks

Kimberly Alters of the Week covered Donald Trump’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly today. Here’s how it went:

President Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday, speaking directly to the gathered world leaders for the second time in his presidency. “One year ago, I stood before you for the first time,” Trump said to begin his speech, explaining that he planned to update U.N. leaders on the “extraordinary progress we’ve made.”

Rote introduction dispensed with, Trump’s solemn tone forecasted a serious, on-message speech. That is, until his very next sentence. “In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country,” he said — prompting laughter from his audience. Trump interrupted himself to say his declaration was “so true,” which only evoked heartier laughter from the crowd.

After an awkward beat, Trump relented: “Didn’t expect that reaction, but that’s okay,” he said with a half-smile. Again, the crowd laughed, this time with applause. Watch the stunning moment below.

Trump Seeks 50 Percent Cut to United Nations

March 15, 2017 Buck Banks

50%

Foreign Policy: “State Department staffers have been instructed to seek cuts in excess of 50% in U.S. funding for U.N. programs, signaling an unprecedented retreat by President Trump’s administration from international operations that keep the peace, provide vaccines for children, monitor rogue nuclear weapons programs, and promote peace talks from Syria to Yemen, according to three sources.”

Blame the Gear

August 27, 2013 Buck Banks

Getting spied on got the United Nations in a huff.
“Hey,” they said, “already, enough’s enough!”
“What can we say?”
Said the NSA.
“We had to do SOMETHING with all this cool spy stuff.”

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Loose Cannon at the U.N.

What a Comedian!

It’s Official — The U.S. Is Now the Laughingstock of the Entire World

Trump Seeks 50 Percent Cut to United Nations

50%

Blame the Gear

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Charlie Cook

“Sharia law seeks to destroy and supplant the pillars of our republican form of government and is incompatible with the Western tradition. The use of taxpayer-funded school vouchers to promote Sharia law likely contravenes Florida law and undermines our national security.”

— Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, introducing an Islamic law scare into the public discourse via an X post magnifying claims that state universal school choice dollars were paying for instruction in Sharia in Tampa charter schools, reported Florida Phoenix.

“I’m the speaker and the president.”

— President Trump, quoted by the New York Times, noting how he’s marginalized Speaker Mike Johnson.

Numerati

1.1 million

$279 billion

18

“President Donald Trump littered his new ’60 Minutes’ interview with a wide-ranging assortment of false claims, the vast majority of them previously debunked,” CNN reports. “We counted at least 18 inaccurate assertions.”

~42 million

$14 billion

“The U.S. economy will lose between $7 billion and $14 billion due to the federal government shutdown, according to a new report released by Congress’s nonpartisan bookkeeper,” the Washington Post reports.