Trump’s speech mocked by leaders

Donald Trump has delivered a sharp rebuke of multinational authority at the United Nations, drawing headshakes and even laughter from fellow world leaders as he boasted of America’s economic and military might.

The US president arrived late as he took his blustery brand of “America First” policies to the annual General Assembly.

Speaking in triumphant terms, he approached the address as an annual report to the world on his country’s progress since his inauguration.

He crowed that in “less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country”.

The audience began to chuckle and some broke into outright laughter.

Mr Trump appeared briefly flustered before joking that it was not the reaction he expected but “that’s all right”.

Mr Trump seized his opportunity to assert American independence from the international body.

“We reject the ideology of globalism and we embrace the doctrine of patriotism,” he said.

He referenced a long list of UN initiatives, from the International Criminal Court to the Human Rights Council, that his administration is working to undermine.

His denunciation of globalism drew murmurs from a room that stands as the embodiment of the notion.