President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE claimed Tuesday that comments he made at the United Nations General Assembly were "meant to get some laughter."

Trump earlier today when foreign leaders laughed at his claim about his presidency being the most successful: "I didn't expect that reaction, but that's OK."

Several hours later: "Oh it was great. Well, that was meant to get some laughter." — Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) September 25, 2018

The audience started to laugh when Trump boasted about his presidential achievements.

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"In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country," Trump said to the assembly.

After the laughter died down, Trump noted that he "didn't expect that reaction, but that's OK."

Sen. Tim Kaine Timothy (Tim) Michael KaineHillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps. raise mass surveillance concerns Democrats call for declassifying election threats after briefing by Trump officials Buttigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice MORE (D-Va.) took the opportunity to poke fun at Trump by resurfacing an old tweet where the president had criticized former President Obama for being "a laughing stock."