Trump’s U.N. Speech: A World of His Own

False claims, imagined triumphs, and a fantasy take on global affairs.

In my years as diplomatic correspondent for The Washington Post, I watched many speeches delivered during the U.N. General Assembly. When the stage was occupied by a tyrant, such as then-Venezuela president Hugo Chavez in 2006, the insults came fast and furious.

“The devil came here yesterday, and it smells of sulfur still today, this table that I am now…