Overview
- President Donald Trump was recorded lamenting a lack of credit and a Nobel Peace Prize during a Dec. 29 meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago.
- He was heard saying, “Do I get credit for it? No,” as he touted his claim of having ended “eight wars.”
- Trump began to say, “They gave the Nobel-” before being cut off and cited India and Pakistan as an example of conflicts he says he helped resolve.
- The Independent published the hot-mic recording and excerpts of the exchange, and there were no immediate official confirmations or responses reported.
- People reported that Netanyahu nominated Trump for the prize earlier this year, and noted that the 2025 Peace Prize went to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.