When Trump returns to the UN Tuesday, he is expected to claim that his brash diplomacy has eased tensions with North Korea and that Islamic State is on the run.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the U.N. General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 21, 2017(photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE)ByTRACY WILKINSON, ELI STOKOLS/LOS ANGELES TIMESUpdated: