
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.