Donald Trump did not win the Nobel Peace Prize this year, and for the man who boasts of having stopped "eight wars" and "saved hundreds of millions of lives," the pill is still very bitter.

It's still a tough pill to swallow for Donald Trump. Nearly a week after awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado , an opponent of Nicolas Maduro's regime in Venezuela, the American president reaffirms that he would have been a good recipient of the prize, given the wars he has stopped.

"I don't think any president has ever stopped a single war. I've stopped eight in eight months. Did I win a Nobel Prize? No. Can you believe it?" he said during a state dinner at the White House on Wednesday, October 15.

"Even I said, 'That's impossible,'" added Donald Trump, who nevertheless congratulated the laureate after the Nobel committee's announcement. According to him, María Corina Machado also accepted the award " in her honor ."

He claims to have helped end eight wars - an inflated count - saving "perhaps hundreds of millions of lives."

"Next year will be better"

"But hey, it doesn't matter. I think next year will be better, but I'm not sure," the head of state concluded.

Several of his supporters have claimed to have submitted his nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize, but most of these were submitted too late for the American president to receive the award this year.

They will therefore be effective for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu notably considered that Donald Trump "deserved" this prize, following the ceasefire agreement reached between Hamas and Israel, and asked that it be awarded to him. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah-Al Sissi also told the American president that he "deserves the Nobel Peace Prize."