Donald Trump, while in New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) summit, acknowledged French President Emmanuel Macron’s assistance in mediating international conflicts. During his meeting with Macron, Trump stated, “Emmanuel has actually helped me with a couple of the wars. We settled seven wars.” Trump also voiced his disappointment concerning the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. He remarked, “The biggest disappointment, but I think that’ll happen eventually, is the Ukraine and Russia situation. I thought that would be the easiest one because of my relationship with Putin. But unfortunately, that relationship didn’t mean anything.”
In a separate interview from New York with France’s BFM TV, Macron indicated that if Trump desires the Nobel Peace Prize, he must prioritize resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict. Macron stated that Trump has the capacity to pressure Israel to end the conflict. He said, “There is one person who can do something about it, and that is the US president. And the reason he can do more than us is because we do not supply weapons that allow the war in Gaza to be waged. We do not supply equipment that allows war to be waged in Gaza. The United States of America does.” Macron responded to Trump’s speech about seeking peace in Gaza by saying, “I see an American president who is involved, who reiterated this morning from the podium: ‘I want peace. I have resolved seven conflicts. I want the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Peace Prize is only possible if you stop this conflict.”