Has Trump really ended eight wars? Fact-checking the president’s claim
If there is anything Donald Trump covets more than anything else, it's the Nobel Peace Prize.
The president has repeatedly spoken of how much he deserved it, and raged in public and private at the country of Norway, which he believes is responsible for not giving it to him.
At the centre of his claim for the prize is the boast that he has ended eight wars in a year.
Reporters raise their hands as President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House. (AP)
But has he?
"The short answer is no. And in fact, the short answer is not even close," Monash University senior lecturer in international relations Ben Zala told nine.com.au.
"Two and a half, or, let's be generous and say three, are factually correct."
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