President Trump’s opening remarks at the United Nations today drew laughter from world leaders bracing for a braggadocios address.

Trump claimed, while reading from the teleprompter, “in less than two years my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country.”

As if reading the speech for the first time, he chimed in with a, “so true,” leading to laughter from international leaders.

He smiled, taking in stride, and proclaimed, “I didn’t expect that reaction but that’s OK,” before moving on.

A year ago at the United Nations, Trump was slapping North Korea with heavy sanctions. Now he said, “The missiles and rockets are no longer flying in every direction.”

Trump relentlessly hammered Iran as a state sponsor of terror and chided China for alleged currency manipulation and intellectual property theft.

He was quiet, however, on Russia and Vladimir Putin.

Trump’s resounding message throughout the remarks to his global audience was that he would not allow America to be taken advantage of by friends or enemies.

“Moving forward, we are only going to give foreign aid to those who respect us and, frankly, are our friends,” he announced. “And we expect other countries to pay their fair share for the cost of their defense.”