US President Donald Trump said: “I solved eight wars. Look at Rwanda and Congo, they talked about India and Pakistan. Every time I finished one war, they told me if I finished the next one you would get a Nobel Prize, and I didn’t get a Nobel Prize. There was someone who got it and she was a very nice woman. I don’t know who she was, but she was generous. I don’t care about all that, I just care about saving lives.”
Trump’s emphasis on his unique role
Trump added: “As far as I know, we’ve never had a president who ended a single war. Not one war. Bush started a war, but I saved tens of millions of lives. The prime minister of Pakistan said I saved millions of lives. Look at Pakistan and India as an example.”
Details of statements
Trump has made clear that he can resolve any other conflict, such as Pakistan’s attacks on Afghanistan, but he is busy running the United States. He added: “I love solving wars, you know why? Because I love preventing people from killing, and I have saved millions and millions of lives.”
Trump calls himself “President of Peace”
On social media, Trump published a post titled “President of Peace,” confirming that he had ended 8 wars in just 8 months, namely:
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The conflict between Israel and Hamas
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Israel and Iran
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Pakistan and India
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Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Thailand and Cambodia
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Armenia and Azerbaijan
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Egypt and Ethiopia
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Serbia and Kosovo
Experts noted that some of these conflicts were not actual wars or lasted only a few days, and that some agreements may not be permanent. However, Trump received praise for his role in calming conflicts.