MSNBC’s O’Donnell Highlights Daily Mirror’s Deranged Trump Front Page After UN Speech

MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell drew attention on Wednesday to a British tabloid's blistering critique of Donald Trump, pointing to the Daily Mirror's front page after his United Nations address. The paper carried a one-word verdict, DERANGED, across its cover, and a subheadline described him as the world's most powerful man-baby. O'Donnell replayed the page on air as he taunted the former president through his UN remarks.

It highlighted Trump's UN speech on Tuesday in terms that aimed to lampoon the president, with the cover and its text focusing on the speech's topics—from climate and migrants to Gaza and other concerns. The Mirror's recap cited a list that included climate, migrants, Gaza, Sadiq's 'sharia London,' escalators, marble floors and teleprompters.

Lawrence O'Donnell's monologue leaned on the Mirror's framing and extended his jabs on air, echoing the front-page language and applying it to Trump’s UN performance. The Mirror has used its covers to criticize Trump on multiple occasions, including during its post-election coverage in 2024 that asked, WHAT HAVE THEY DONE... AGAIN? The tabloid also highlighted the public feud between Trump and Elon Musk with the headline BABIES AT WAR, and it described a recent diatribe as Deluded. Deranged. Dangerous.

Observers note that the Mirror's front pages reflect a broader transatlantic media dynamic in which UK tabloids deploy sharp, sometimes brutal phrasing to comment on American political figures. The back-and-forth between O'Donnell's commentary and the Mirror's styling illustrates how narratives are shaped across networks and nations, especially around Trump’s foreign policy appearances and his standing with the audience ahead of subsequent political events.

While the Mirror’s rhetoric is not new, the coverage underscores how international outlets continue to influence domestic political discourse. The exchange also underscores how Trump’s UN address remains polarizing, with supporters and critics parsing a speech that many viewed as erratic or unfocused.