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Trump makes late Nobel Prize pitch: ‘Not bragging ... but I settled eight wars’

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Bowden, J. (2026, October 7). Trump makes late Nobel Prize pitch: ‘Not bragging ... but I settled eight wars’. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-nobel-prize-wars-obama-press-conference-b3063026.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-10-07 · by John Bowden

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On Wednesday, Donald Trump reiterated his desire for the Nobel Peace Prize during an announcement about children’s accounts, claiming he had ended eight wars, though no concrete evidence of such achievements exists. He stated, "I’m not bragging, I’m just telling you the facts," despite there being no clear signs of progress in peace talks between the U.S. and Iran. Trump made these comments after a series of campaign events across the country.
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On October 7, US President Donald Trump reiterated his call for the Nobel Prize committee to award him the Peace Prize, emphasizing his efforts in settling what he claims are eight wars. Speaking at an announcement regarding "Trump Accounts," a new type of tax-advantaged investment and retirement savings accounts for American children, Trump asserted that no president has ever settled any wars, suggesting he deserves recognition. Despite his assertions, there is skepticism about the validity of his claims due to ongoing conflicts such as those in Iran, Ukraine, and elsewhere. Additionally, Trump received indirect support from Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who gave him her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal, citing that he deserved it more than she did. The Norwegian Nobel Committee is set to announce its decision on the prize later in October.

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John Bowden
28 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Those peacemaking efforts, which he claims to tally at eight thus far, are ongoing, he says, and will soon include “another one” — even though there’s no sign yet of meaningful progress in talks between the U.S. and Iran regarding another ceasefire.
2026-10-08 · assertive framing · Trump makes late Nobel Prize pitch: ‘Not bragging ... but I settled eight wars’
🔮 Those peacemaking efforts, he says, are ongoing and will soon include “another one” — even though there’s no signs yet of meaningful progress in talks between the U.S. and Iran regarding another ceasefire.
2026-10-07 · assertive framing · Trump makes late Nobel Prize pitch: ‘Not bragging ... but I settled eight wars’
🔮 The president spoke Tuesday afternoon in front of a combat vessel at Sparrows Point, Maryland, where he announced that defense contractor Anduril would build the facility to support the construction of the Navy’s new autonomous submarine craft.
2026-10-06 · assertive framing · Trump reveals why tariff is only his ‘fifth favorite word’
🔮 In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, he complained that polls “have ALWAYS underestimated MAGA” and pointed to his approval rating in the Trumpworld pollster McLaughlin & Associates as evidence that Republicans could still pull off a midterm win. “You won the election in 2024 with 49.8 percent of the popular vote and the latest McLaughlin Poll, taken this month, has your job approval at 49% — the exact same as your vote share.
2026-10-05 · assertive framing · Trump calls the polls ‘fake.’ His rants prove they’re right
🔮 Tech insiders and industry lobbyists told Politico, some privately, that the attempted renaming of artificial intelligence will likely not catch on.
2026-10-02 · assertive framing · Trump’s ‘super intelligence’ is being mocked by tech industry insiders: report
🔮 There are obviously — I think every single person who voted for us in 2024 could find something where they wish maybe congressional Republicans had gone further,” said Vance.
2026-10-02 · assertive framing · Vance tells Americans not to ‘gripe about all the little things’ as cost of living soars
🔮 Donald Trump claimed once again that he had the “best numbers” of any president, even as his approval poll ratings continue to slide and Americans are feeling serious economic pains stemming from the war in Iran. The president was in Denton, Texas, on Thursday at a manufacturing plant on Thursday as part of a two-state swing that will also include a visit to Choctaw tribal lands in Oklahoma.
2026-10-01 · assertive framing · Trump touts having the best numbers of any president, despite his dismal approval rating
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🔮 The effect will be immediate: Work will be needlessly complicated for federal employees, while millions of Americans will continue calling the technology “artificial intelligence”.
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🔮 The president spoke to reporters at the White House during an announcement of a new $15bn steel plant set to be built in Iowa, a lifeline for Republicans in that and other Midwestern states.
2026-09-29 · assertive framing · Trump offers Iran war naysayers an extreme endgame: ‘Let them hit us with a nuclear weapon’
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The president spoke to reporters at an announcement on his “Trump accounts” for children, after returning to Washington from a spree of campaign appearances across the country. “I’ve done stuff that nobody else has ever done.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-07
🔮 Those peacemaking efforts, he says, are ongoing and will soon include “another one” — even though there’s no signs yet of meaningful progress in talks between the U.S. and Iran regarding another ceasefire.
2026-10-07 · The Independent
Trump makes late Nobel Prize pitch: ‘Not bragging ... but I settled eight wars’ · assertive framing

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Donald Trump re-issued his call for the Nobel Prize committee to award him with the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday as he leaned back into talk of his peacemaking efforts. asserted
he → re → efforts
Those peacemaking efforts, he says, are ongoing and will soon include “another one” — even though there’s no signs yet of meaningful progress in talks between the U.S. and Iran regarding another ceasefire. asserted
he → say → ceasefire
The president spoke to reporters at an announcement on his “Trump accounts” for children, after returning to Washington from a spree of campaign appearances across the country. “I’ve done stuff that nobody else has ever done. asserted
nobody → speak → that
I’m not bragging, I’m just telling you the facts,” the president told reporters on Wednesday. asserted
president → brag → Wednesday
“No president has ever settled any wars. asserted
president → settle → wars
I settled 8 wars." This is a breaking news report. asserted
This → settle → wars
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