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Briane Nebria

Trump Claims He Stopped 'Eight and a Quarter' Wars in 'Beyond Humiliating' Fox Sit-Down

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference on the Venezuela oil agreement on 7 January 2026. (Credit: Getty Images)

President Donald Trump has ignited a firestorm of diplomatic criticism following a surreal prime-time interview on Fox News, where he claimed to have successfully halted 'eight and a quarter' international conflicts.

Speaking with Sean Hannity on 8 January 2026, the President appeared to reduce complex South American geopolitics to a personal transaction, suggesting that his support for Venezuelan activist Maria Corina Machado was contingent upon her handing over her Nobel Peace Prize to him.

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