World Leaders Mock Donald Trump Over False Claims of Ending Non-Existent Wars
A group of world leaders, including Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and French President Emmanuel Macron, were caught on camera openly laughing at Donald Trump's repeated boasts about brokering peace deals between countries that have never been at war. The incident highlights Trump's tendency to exaggerate his diplomatic achievements.
The Gaffe and the Reaction
The laughter stemmed from Trump's claim of resolving a conflict between Azerbaijan and Albania. In reality, the conflict he likely referred to is between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Rama jokingly confronted Macron about the oversight during the 7th European Political Community Summit in Copenhagen, questioning why Macron hadn't congratulated them for the "peace deal that President Trump made between Albania and Azerbaijan," a moment captured by News.AZ.
Macron responded with a humorous apology for neglecting to mention Trump's "nonexistent peace deal," to which Rama quipped, "He worked very hard." The leaders' amusement was clearly visible in front of cameras, as compiled in a video by The Daily Beast using footage from News.AZ.
Trump's History of Exaggerated Claims
Trump, frequently campaigning for a Nobel Peace Prize, has repeatedly asserted that he deserves credit for ending seven wars since re-entering the White House. He often cites the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal as one of his accomplishments. However, he has often confused Armenia with Albania and struggled with the pronunciation of Azerbaijan.
Further compounding the issue, during an event for the American Cornerstone Institute in September, Trump even suggested that he ended a conflict between Armenia and Cambodia – two countries that have never been at war and are geographically distant. He stated, "Cambodia and Armenia... It was just starting, and it was a bad one. Think of that."
Contextualizing Trump's Actual Involvement
It's worth noting that Donald Trump did play a role in facilitating discussions between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, which led to a peace agreement in August. However, his broader claims extend to "settling" conflicts like those between Pakistan and India, and Israel and Iran, and include what he terms "pre-wars," bringing the total to ten.
