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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Owen Scott

Trump once again crowns himself the world’s top peacemaker

  • President Trump claimed to have settled a war between Congo and Rwanda, stating 15 million people had their "heads chopped off," a claim for which he provided no evidence.
  • He also boasted about settling "eight wars" that had been ongoing for 30 years, attributing his success to his "certain type of personality."
  • The president reiterated his belief that he should have won a Nobel Peace Prize, asserting that "nobody's settled wars" as he has.
  • He recounted Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado giving him her Nobel Peace Prize in January, shortly after U.S. forces seized Nicolás Maduro.
  • Trump quoted Machado as saying she couldn't believe she won the prize and that "The only one that should win it is Trump."

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Trump boasts he ended war during which ‘15 million people had their heads chopped off’

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