Trump erupts after missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize: “I have resolved eight wars and nobody knows who the winner is”
The American leader points to the winner, the South African jurist Navanethem Pillay
Donald Trump has once again lashed out at the Norwegian Nobel Committee after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African jurist Navanethem Pillay . The President of the United States questioned the choice of the award and said that most people do not even know who the winner is.
“This is the woman who has received the Nobel Peace Prize over the United States and whose representative, me, has resolved eight wars. I know nothing about this woman, and neither does anyone else” , Trump wrote in a lengthy post on his social media. In addition, he accused Pillay of being anti-Israel and once again claimed credit for his role in several international conflicts.
The president went a step further and claimed that, for the merits he attributes to himself in foreign policy, he should have received the prize on multiple occasions. “I have resolved eight wars. I should have won eight Nobel Prizes” , he stated.
Trump boasts of his international achievements
In his message, the Republican leader went over a long list of actions he considers successes of his administration . Among them, he highlighted alleged advances in the Middle East, his role in international conflicts and various diplomatic actions that, according to his version, prevented the outbreak of new wars.
Trump also recalled the support he has received in the past from Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado , whom he cited as one of the voices who have publicly argued that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
The U.S. president even went so far as to claim that he has “saved more lives than anyone in history,” while also taking credit for the release of Israeli hostages, progress against Nicolás Maduro’s Venezuelan regime, and the weakening of Iran’s military capabilities.
He also argued that his diplomacy has helped ease tensions between the two Koreas and in the Asia-Pacific region, in addition to highlighting the increase in military spending by NATO countries to 5% of GDP.
