Trump Criticizes Missed Nobel Prize, Claiming 'I'm Even Preventing Wars Between North and South Korea'

U.S. President Donald Trump launched a scathing critique of the Nobel Committee regarding his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, calling it an "indelible stain."

Speaking at a midterm election campaign rally in Syracuse, New York, on the 9th local time, President Trump said, "Today, the Nobel Peace Prize went to someone I've never heard of," describing the winner as a "mysterious figure that nobody knows."

This year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navi Pillay, a human rights law expert who previously served as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and as a judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

President Trump claimed that he had ended eight wars, asserting, "If I had resolved just one of these, I would have been able to receive the Nobel Prize."

He added, "We should have received eight Nobel Prizes—one for each war."

"The United States, represented by me, your president, should have received the Nobel Peace Prize, but did not," he criticized, calling it "an indelible stain on Norway and those who made such a shameful and disgraceful decision."

President Trump cited examples such as India-Pakistan, Israel-Hamas, Egypt-Ethiopia, Congo-Rwanda, and Kosovo-Serbia as conflicts he claims to have resolved.

He also asserted, "I am constantly preventing wars between South and North Korea, Japan and North Korea, and China and Taiwan," claiming that thanks to his role, wars are not breaking out in those regions.

Furthermore, he expressed confidence that he would soon resolve the wars in Iran and Ukraine.

Regarding the conflict with Iran in particular, he said, "Iran will be settled very quickly one way or the other. Either they give us everything, or they no longer exist. They know that, too."

President Trump repeatedly expressed his grievances, stating, "The Nobel Peace Prize has been permanently discredited by a small group of people with radical ideologies who are anti-democratic and effectively enemies of civilization," and adding, "We will not forget Norway, which did not give us this award despite achieving the greatest accomplishments in history."

On this day, President Trump focused on boosting midterm voter turnout in the Democratic stronghold of New York State by supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman.

"If I'm not on the ballot, 48% of you don't vote," he said, appealing to his supporters to turn out by asking, "Please pretend as if I am on the ballot."

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