Trump Demands Nobel for "Stopping 7 Wars" with Trade Magic

At the American Cornerstone Institute Founder's Dinner on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump once again touted his self-proclaimed role as a global peacemaker, claiming he single-handedly halted seven major conflicts—including the explosive India-Pakistan standoff earlier this year—primarily through the power of trade deals. The 79-year-old leader, basking in applause from supporters, declared that his diplomatic wizardry has restored unprecedented respect for America on the world stage.

"On the world stage, we are once again doing things that we are just respected at a level that we have never been respected before," Trump proclaimed. "We are forging peace agreements, and we are stopping wars. So we stopped wars between India and Pakistan, Thailand and Cambodia."

Diving into specifics, Trump spotlighted the May 2025 India-Pakistan crisis, which erupted after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack and led to Operation Sindoor's precision strikes on Pakistani terror camps. The four-day skirmish, the most intense in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbors, ended abruptly on May 10 with a ceasefire. Trump insisted he engineered the truce by dangling trade carrots and wielding tariff sticks. "Think of India and Pakistan. Think of that. And you know how I stopped that—with trade. They want to trade. And I have great respect for both leaders. But when you take a look at all of these wars that we've stopped."

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He rattled off an ambitious list: "Just look at that. India, Pakistan, Thailand, Cambodia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kosovo and Serbia, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, Rwanda and the Congo. We stopped all of them. And 60 percent of them were stopped because of trade." Recounting his alleged intervention in the South Asian flare-up, Trump said, "Like with India, I said, 'Look, we're not going to do any trade if you're going to fight and they have nuclear weapons. They stopped.'"

Trump's narrative has drawn sharp rebukes from New Delhi, where officials maintain the ceasefire resulted from direct military channels between India and Pakistan, with no U.S. mediation or trade linkage involved. Despite Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal clarifying that "there was no conversation on trade," Trump has repeatedly credited his phone calls and economic pressure for averting a potential nuclear catastrophe.

The evening's highlight came when Trump turned his gaze to the Nobel Peace Prize, joking about his overlooked achievements. He recounted being advised that resolving the Russia-Ukraine war would earn him the honor. "I said, 'Well, what about the seven others? I should get a Nobel Prize for each one.' So they said, 'But if you stop Russia and Ukraine, sir, you should be able to get the Nobel.' I said I stopped seven wars. That's one war, and that's a big one."

Reflecting on the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Trump expressed surprise at its stubbornness. "I had thought the Russia-Ukraine conflict would be easy to resolve because I have a good relationship with President Putin—disappointed in him, but I do. I thought that would be the easiest one, but we'll get it done one way or the other."

Trump's bold assertions come amid strained U.S.-India ties, exacerbated by recent tariff hikes on Indian goods and accusations of overreach in regional diplomacy. While his supporters cheered the "America First" bravado, critics view the claims as exaggerated self-promotion, potentially complicating alliances in a volatile geopolitical landscape. As Trump eyes a Nobel, the world wonders if trade truly trumps tanks—or if it's all just deal-making bluster.

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