“Our Country is a disaster, a laughing stock all over the World!”

That’s what Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social Jan. 2, after the deadly assaults in New Orleans and Las Vegas. Happy New Year, America — you’re a joke.

Trump is right, but not for the reasons he imagines. When people around the world mock us, it’s not because of our “open borders” or “violent erosion of safety,” as Trump wrote. It’s because of Donald J. Trump. He is the joke.

I just got back from Panama, where lots of people make fun of Donald Trump. He recently threatened to take back the Panama Canal, which he said was over-charging American ships. He also said it was ruled by China.

Panamanians know better. There is no evidence — none — that Americans pay more than other users of the canal. And while a Hong Kong-based firm does administer ports on either side of the canal,........

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