Former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed in a nationally televised debate Thursday that his successor Joe Biden is not respected by Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The first face-off of the 2024 presidential election saw Biden and Trump trade criticism on key domestic issues, including the economy, abortion and immigration, with less focus on global affairs. But Trump claimed that “we are closer to World War III than anybody can imagine” because Biden is not respected by the leaders of U.S. adversaries. “They don’t respect h…