Overview
- President Donald Trump again said he deserves Nobel Prizes for the eight wars he says he ended and suggested he could next help resolve the Russia–Ukraine war.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the meeting Trump merits "tremendous credit," citing "very dangerous" peace deals including India–Pakistan and Cambodia–Thailand.
- India has consistently maintained there was no third‑party mediation in the May 10 halt to hostilities that followed Operation Sindoor after the April 22 Pahalgam attack.
- Trump has repeated his India–Pakistan claim more than 60 times since his May 10 post announcing a "full and immediate" ceasefire after what he called US‑mediated talks.
- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh used Rubio’s remarks to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying "huglomacy" with Trump is in a deep freeze as Washington repeats the claim.