President Donald Trump touted his global peacemaking efforts during a high-profile meeting with British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in Turnberry, Scotland, on Monday—claiming that six wars would have erupted if not for his intervention.
Greeting the Starmers at his Trump Turnberry resort to the sound of traditional bagpipes, President Trump addressed reporters and made sweeping statements about his role in brokering international ceasefires and defusing global tensions.
“We have many ceasefires going on,” Trump said. “If I weren’t around, you’d have right now six major wars. India would be fighting with Pakistan.”
He went on to describe recent examples of what he claimed were direct outcomes of U.S. diplomatic pressure:
“You saw what we did just yesterday with two nations we’re trading with. I told them no deal unless they settled their differences. It was done in 24 hours. Serbia-Kosovo is another one. And a very big one—India and Pakistan. Those are two nuclear nations. That would’ve been a disaster.”
Trump also credited international collaboration:
“We get help from the UK. I call up the PM, and all of a sudden, things start happening. It’s the same with other Presidents and Prime Ministers. Nobody’s ever done what we’ve done.”
His comments come on the heels of a significant breakthrough in Southeast Asia, where Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced an official ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia following deadly border clashes. The deal—reached after emergency talks between Thai and Cambodian leaders in Putrajaya—will take effect at midnight local time.
Following the announcement, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on X (formerly Twitter): “President Trump made this happen. Give him the Nobel Peace Prize!”
Trump’s bid for the prestigious award gained additional momentum earlier this month when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally presented him with a Nobel Peace Prize nomination letter during a White House meeting.
“I want to express the appreciation and admiration not only of all Israelis, but of the Jewish people,” Netanyahu told Trump. “You deserve it.”
President Trump replied: “Coming from you in particular, this is very meaningful.”
This marks the second such nomination in recent weeks. Pakistan’s government previously announced it would submit Trump’s name to the Nobel committee, crediting him for helping secure a ceasefire between India and Pakistan—a claim Trump has repeatedly highlighted.
While Trump’s assertions have drawn both support and skepticism, the ceasefires in volatile regions—and his central role in them, as claimed by his administration—are sure to keep global attention fixed on his unconventional diplomacy.
