DAVOS — One day after his speech that made headlines at a gathering of world leaders at the World Economic Forum, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new round of tariffs on everyone who didn't laugh at his jokes.
Sources close to the American delegation in Davos said that the president raged behind closed doors at leaders who had the gall to hold back laughter during his hilarious speech, vowing to raise tariffs to cripple their economies in retaliation.
"I thought it was very rude and disrespectful," Trump told reporters before leaving. "None of the other speeches people gave were funny at all, quite frankly. They should be ashamed of their speeches. My speech was very funny. Probably the funniest speech ever given here at Davos, from what people are saying. It really was something. All of the smart people were laughing. The leaders who laughed will be rewarded, but the people who didn't laugh will pay a heavy price, believe me. America will remember."
Trump's speech, which interlaced clever humor with scathing attacks against European leaders, made the rounds on social media, drawing a mixture of praise and criticism. The White House later made it clear that refusal to laugh would bring consequences. "The president is seeing who his allies are," said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. "Nations with leaders who are not willing to laugh at perfectly delivered jokes will learn an important lesson."
At publishing time, Trump had stated that seizing any territory controlled by leaders who didn't laugh at his jokes was vital to the U.S.'s national security.
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