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Trump’s closing pitch for Nobel Peace Prize: ‘I did things that nobody else has ever done’

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Lim, N. (2026, October 7). Trump’s closing pitch for Nobel Peace Prize: ‘I did things that nobody else has ever done’. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4757688/trump-closing-pitch-nobel-peace-prize/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-07 · by Naomi Lim

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President Donald Trump made his case for the Nobel Peace Prize during an interview with the Washington Examiner at the White House, emphasizing his role in resolving conflicts and mentioning hypothetical awards like the one Venezuela's opposition leader gave him symbolically. Despite ongoing tensions with Iran that could undermine his candidacy, Trump argued that he prevented nuclear proliferation and settled numerous wars through various means including tariffs. The Nobel Peace Prize is actually awarded by Norway’s Norwegian Nobel Committee based on a majority vote each October.
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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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After an announcement regarding the so-called Trump Accounts, tax-advantaged investment and retirement savings accounts created for American children, Trump recalled how Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela‘s opposition leader, provided him with her 2025 award earlier this year after the U.S. strikes against Venezuela and its capture of then-dictator Nicolas Maduro.
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🔮 Trump, whose case for the award is considered to have been undermined by the Iran war, defended Operation Epic Fury, contending that he has “stopped maybe the total obliteration of the world because Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and that’s a positive thing, very positive thing.”

Claims (19 extracted, 0 hedged)

President Donald Trump made his closing argument for why he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize amid the Iran war ahead of the award’s expected announcement on Friday. asserted
he → make → Friday
“I settled eight wars, another one is coming,” Trump told the Washington Examiner at the White House on Wednesday. asserted
Trump → settle → Wednesday
“I got all the hostages [in Gaza] back. asserted
I → get → Gaza
I did things that nobody else has ever done. asserted
nobody → do → that
I’m not bragging. asserted
I → brag → ?
I’m just telling you the facts.” asserted
I → tell → facts
After an announcement regarding the so-called Trump Accounts, tax-advantaged investment and retirement savings accounts created for American children, Trump recalled how Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela‘s opposition leader, provided him with her 2025 award earlier this year after the U.S. strikes against Venezuela and its capture of then-dictator Nicolas Maduro. asserted
leader → regard → Maduro
“Last time they gave it to a young lady who was a fabulous person, and she said she didn’t deserve it, that I deserved it, and she gave it to me, and I said, ‘Wow, what an honor,'” the president said in the Oval Office. asserted
president → give → Office
He added, “When Maria gave me that Nobel Prize, she said, ‘Not only should he get it for this year, but there’s never been anybody in the history of the Nobel Prize that deserves it more.'” asserted
that → add → it
Trump, whose case for the award is considered to have been undermined by the Iran war, defended Operation Epic Fury, contending that he has “stopped maybe the total obliteration of the world because Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and that’s a positive thing, very positive thing.” asserted
that → consider → weapon
“They have a reputation for maybe not giving it to people like me, but I, whether I get it or not, I’ve done far more, and I think it would be a great discredit to them,” the commander in chief said. asserted
commander → have → chief
“I’m not saying that out of scorn. … asserted
I → say → scorn
Look, [former President Barack] Obama got it, and he didn’t do anything. asserted
he → look → anything
He still doesn’t know what he got it for. asserted
he → know → it
He got it when he got elected, right at the beginning, and he had no idea why he got it.” asserted
he → get → it
He closed, “But I was very honored to receive it indirectly last time by the recipient, who said nobody in history deserves it more than President Trump? asserted
nobody → close → Trump
And since then, we’ve done a lot. asserted
we → do → lot
Since then, I’ve settled, think of it, eight wars and got all the hostages back, and stopped a lot of wars from happening by using the powers of tariffs and lots of other things as a threat against certain countries, so that they did not partake in killing people.” asserted
they → settle → people
The Nobel Peace Prize, established by Alfred Nobel, is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which is appointed by Norway’s Parliament and announces a winner every October based on a majority vote. asserted
which → establish → vote
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