US President Donald Trump has long coveted the Nobel Peace Prize, turning it into a recurring theme in his speeches and posts. At the United Nations General Assembly this week, he again declared that “everyone" thinks he deserves it , crediting himself with ending “seven unendable wars" during his second term so far.

“In just seven months, I have ended seven unendable wars ," Donald Trump told world leaders, adding, “They said they were unendable- some were going for 31 years, one for 36 years. I ended seven wars and in all cases they were raging, with countless thousands of people being killed."

Yet as the October 10 announcement approaches, the gap between Trump’s claims and how he is viewed by Nobel historians, the prize committee, and the American public has rarely looked wider

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