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Trump Claims Nobel Prize Should've Been His, Faces Backlash
10/13/2025
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- Trump said he should have won the Nobel Peace Prize and urged rule changes.
- Speaking aboard Air Force One, he cited events in 2025 as warranting consideration.
- Trump criticized awarding the prize to María Corina Machado for her actions against dictatorship in Venezuela.
- He said Barack Obama, who won the prize in 2009, should not have been rewarded.
- Social media users criticized Trump for his reaction amid United States division.
