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Trump Says He's Ended 6 (or 7) Wars. Here's Some Context.
President Trump often says that he has resolved multiple wars since taking office in January and that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. 'I'm averaging about a war a month,' Mr. Trump said in July in Turnberry, Scotland.
On Monday at the White House, during talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine aimed at moving toward a peace deal with Russia, he referred to 'six wars that I've settled.' On Tuesday, in an interview on 'Fox and Friends,' he said he had ended seven wars, though he did not specify which one he had added.
'I really want to get to heaven,' Mr. Trump said in the interview, explaining his motivation for playing peacemaker, though he joked that he knew he was 'on the bottom of the totem pole.'
Every U.S. president has world conflicts land on his desk, and Mr. Trump has used the power of his office, including the threat of economic penalties, to intervene in several this year, leading to an end to fighting. In some cases, warring parties have credited him with advancing peace or calming hostilities. In others, his role is disputed or less clear — or fighting goes on.
Asked for clarification, the White House provided a list of the six wars he says he has resolved. It did not respond to a subsequent question about the seventh.
Armenia and Azerbaijan
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