Why This Topic Landed in Japan

Trump's self-assessing remarks have become a recurring talking point, and this time the blunt phrasing — that the Nobel committee would face disgrace if it did not pick him — collided with existing impressions of his tariff policy and involvement in various conflicts, drawing a wave of cynical responses. He said he had "ended eight wars" and "saved millions of lives," and also criticized former president Obama as having won "without doing anything." The claim that he ended eight conflicts is his own self-evaluation, not an established record.

Key Reaction Themes

  • Ridicule of the self-promotion (by far the most common) — Most comments mocked the self-regard, calling it shameless and "a textbook example of self-congratulation."
  • "The man who causes wars shouldn't talk peace" — Many pointed to the strike on Iran and his tariff policy, arguing his actions and the ideals of a peace prize cannot coexist.
  • "Just make your own Trump Prize" — A repeated sarcastic suggestion that if he wants an award so badly he should found one himself.

What Japanese Netizens Are Saying

Trump makes his own case for the Peace Prize

Reaction to Trump insisting he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for "ending eight wars."

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トランプ大統領「ノーベル平和賞を与えなければ不名誉」…受賞理由にイラン戦争・関税を主張（中央日報日本語版） news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/3d141… Show more

news.yahoo.co.jpトランプ大統領「ノーベル平和賞を与えなければ不名誉」…受賞理由にイラン戦争・関税を主張（中央日報日本語版） - Yahoo!ニューストランプ米大統領がまたノーベル平和賞受賞への期待を表した。トランプ大統領はノーベル平和賞の受賞者発表を2日後に控えた7日（現地時間）、ホワイトハウスで記者団と会い、「彼ら（ノーベル平和委員会）がどう
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Sources: Yahoo! news, Yahoo! news, 2ch

Comments:

  • "Was he this much of an idiot back in his first term? Is dementia setting in?"
  • "What is this guy even saying… the gall."
  • "He's the root cause of the wars, though."
  • "Before long he'll just create a Trump Prize."
  • "How does anyone get this shameless?"
  • "At least finish them first before you say that."
  • "Thanks to you the price hikes are leveling up, though."
  • "He says it from the bottom of his heart, which is the insane part."
  • "What exactly did this guy contribute to peace?"
  • "They should put him in the dictionary as the definition of self-praise."
  • "It's because he's cozying up to China."
  • "He should just create an American Trump Prize and give it to himself."
  • "You're the source of the conflicts, lol lol."
  • "You started unnecessary wars and killed children who didn't have to die, and you want the Nobel Peace Prize? Not even as a joke would that be allowed."
  • "So, how many hundreds of millions did you harm by cutting off the oil supply?"