Trump Mocks the Media: I Never Get Standing Ovations Because My Crowd Never Sits

TRUMP: “...decades, we're putting America first. It's all about that."

[cheers and applause]

TRUMP: "And by the way, other countries, and I said it last year at the United Nations, other countries, they should put themselves first. Right? They should put themselves first. We’re not America first and other people forget about them. I said at the United Nations, we’re putting America first. And if you’re the leader of another country, you should put your country first. But we’ll be able to compete and win against any country, that I know." 

[cheers and applause]

TRUMP: "I also know that not one person in this room has sat down since I got up and started speaking and I know that the press will say that he didn’t get any standing ovations."

[laughter]

TRUMP: "That’s because they never had to stand, they were already standing. It's true."

[Cheers and applause]

TRUMP: "They’re already standing so they’ll say, this was not a well-received speech, he didn’t get any standing ovations. What do you do when they stood from the beginning to the end of the speech? But I want to thank...”