Trump says ‘I dont care’ about Nobel Prize, claims he stopped wars using tariffs

Trump said that he had helped halt several conflicts, describing his approach as using economic pressure to prevent escalation
President Donald Trump takes the stage at the Future Investment Initiative Institute's summit, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Miami Beach, Florida (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump takes the stage at the Future Investment Initiative Institute's summit, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Miami Beach, Florida (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

MIAMI, FLORIDA: President Donald Trump said he was not worried about not getting the Nobel Peace Prize but also said he helped prevent several world wars.

According to Trump, he used the threat of tariffs to push both countries toward de-escalation, where he also referenced conversations with foreign leaders.

Trump claims role in stopping conflicts

Speaking during a recent address, Trump said, “You know, when I didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize, you got to understand, I don't care,” before criticizing the credibility of the award.



He also asserted that he had helped halt several conflicts, describing his approach as using economic pressure to prevent escalation.

“I stopped eight wars. I even stopped India and Pakistan. And they were going at it for a week. They had nine planes already shot down. They were in a war. I stopped them.”

Trump claimed that “I stopped eight wars,” and one of them was the conflict between India and Pakistan, which Trump said “was about to go to full-scale war.”

Trump claimed both countries had already suffered casualties and were in active hostilities before he stepped in.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One, Friday, March 27, 2026, at Miami International Airport in Miami. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One, Friday, March 27, 2026, at Miami International Airport in Miami (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump claimed that he “used the tariffs to negotiate peace” between the two nations. He also said that he threatened the two nations with tariffs as high as 250 percent if the hostilities did not cease.

“You know how I stopped them? I said, if you keep fighting, I'm going to put a 250 percent tariff on each one.”

Trump claims Putin called him

Trump also referenced conversations with foreign leaders, including claims that Pakistani leadership credited him with preventing large-scale casualties.

He framed his actions as part of a broader effort to reduce global conflict through economic leverage.

“I said, I'm doing it. All right, we won't fight anymore. That's how I stopped them. I used tariffs to stop. You ever hear of anything like that? It was too much for them to bear.”

President Donald Trump speaks during an event with farmers on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump speaks during an event with farmers on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Washington (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump saved 30 to 50 million people. Two nuclear countries, what happened? And I figured, I mean, if I don't get The Nobel Prize for Peace. Nobody will ever get it. I didn't get it. I'm not surprised.”

He also referred to a recent recipient of the prize, describing her as a “wonderful woman” who he claimed had expressed surprise at receiving the award.

Trump did not name the individual directly but suggested she had acknowledged his role in international diplomacy.

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - AUGUST 15: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as they arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump (R) walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as they arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

But stopping wars is, I think, is my It's the best. I think I do it the best. I stopped wars that nobody thought.”

“President Putin called me. He said, I can't believe you stopped this one and this one, which are impossible.”

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