President Donald Trump stated on Friday that his legacy should be that of a "great peacemaker," declaring that he has resolved eight wars and saved "millions and millions of people," in statements released by the Department of State on its official X account.
Trump's words were during the Future Investment Initiative summit held in Miami, Florida, when he responded to the question of what legacy he wishes to leave.
"I resolved eight wars. They were long-term wars and many people died each year, so I have saved millions and millions of people. I would love for my legacy to be that of a great peacemaker, because I truly believe that I am a peacemaker," Trump said in the video.
In the same intervention, Trump detailed the duration of some of those conflicts: one had been active for 34 years, another 32, another 29, and another 22.
The White House published a document in February titled "Peace through Strength," in which it lists the eight conflicts that the president claims to have resolved: Israel-Hamas, Israel-Iran, Armenia-Azerbaijan, Egypt-Ethiopia, India-Pakistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo-Rwanda, Kosovo-Serbia, and Cambodia-Thailand.
The statement creates an obvious contradiction. Trump made these claims while the U.S. is in the fifth week of an active war against Iran, which began on February 28 with Operation Midnight Hammer, coordinated attacks with Israel on Iranian nuclear facilities that resulted in the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on March 1.
At the time of the statements, the conflict with Iran had resulted in 13 American soldiers dead and ten injured from an Iranian missile in Saudi Arabia, with negotiations at a standstill.
In that same context, Trump posted on social media: "The military operation in Iran is going great," and in his economic speech in Miami, he stated: .
Fact checkers, including The New York Times and FactCheck.org, have rated the claim about the eight wars as exaggerated, noting that several of the conflicts cited were not formal wars but rather prolonged disputes, fragile ceasefires, or diplomatic confrontations, and that some of the countries involved have publicly downplayed Washington's role in the de-escalation.
In the case of India and Pakistan, Trump claimed to have mediated a ceasefire following aerial clashes in May 2025, threatening 250% tariffs to stop the conflict; India disputed the credit attributed to Washington.
In January, Trump had already stated on Fox News: "I have managed to stop eight wars. Eight and a quarter... because, you know, Thailand and Cambodia started to confront each other... it's an incredible list."
On March 12, Trump stated to The Washington Examiner that he is no longer interested in winning the Nobel Peace Prize, distancing himself from aspirations he had publicly expressed months earlier.
The representative Anna Paulina Luna nominated him for the award in October 2025, citing three specific agreements: the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, the Armenia-Azerbaijan agreement, and the Congo-Rwanda agreement.
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