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Bolton says Trump ‘wants a Nobel Peace Prize more than anything else’
John Bolton claims Donald Trump prioritizes winning the Nobel Peace Prize over genuine diplomatic progress despite brokering five peace agreements across three continents in 2025.
- John Bolton criticized President Trump on August 12, 2025, for prioritizing a Nobel Peace Prize over consistent foreign policy, highlighting tariff and summit actions.
- This criticism followed Trump's July 30 announcement of a 25 percent tariff on Indian imports effective August 7, despite India stating the India-Pakistan ceasefire was bilateral and without U.S. involvement.
- Bolton argued that tariffs harm everyone, American consumers bear the cost, and Trump's tariff decisions reveal poor and undisciplined judgment amid broader geopolitical challenges.
- He predicted the upcoming U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska on a Friday would serve Putin’s strategic interests by boosting his international image and attempting to reengage Trump despite Trump’s displeasure.
- Bolton concluded that Trump’s drive for personal accolades risks damaging long-term U.S.-India relations and complicates international diplomacy by undermining previous efforts.
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Donald Trump continues to flood the area. Every day there is at least one news of impact coming from the White House. These summer days are being especially prolific in this regard. Tariffs, immigration, fight against drug trafficking and, of course, Ukraine, Gaza, and now also Azerbaijan and Armenia. There is nothing where the US president is not present. This was his strategy during his first term, a strategy that now sharpens even more. Conti…
Pakistan, Israel, Cambodia – and now Azerbaijan and Armenia. This summer alone, Donald Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize several times. Even though it doesn't mean much in practice, the president's dream could still be something positive, according to Nobel expert Gustav Källstrand. “You don't get a peace prize if you don't do anything for peace,” he says.
Trump’s Munir outreach, India tariffs aren’t strategy — it’s about a Nobel: Ex-NSA John Bolton
In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost’s Bhagyasree Sengupta, former US National Security Advisor John Bolton gave his take on the strategic implications of Trump Tariffs on India and America’s growing closeness with Pakistan.
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