Trump was in South Carolina to save midterm seat — then he moaned about not winning Nobel Prize

President Trump used a midterm campaign stop at Clemson University in South Carolina on Wednesday, meant to bolster a senator in a close race, largely to air grievances about prizes he has not received. He said Venezuelan activist María Corina Machado, last year's Nobel Peace Prize recipient, told him he was more deserving than anyone, crediting his role in ending wars. He asserted he has settled eight, a tally that many have disputed, according to The Independent.

Trump then turned on Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, who is 85 and won this year's peace prize. He said he knew nothing else about her beyond a belief that she hates Israel, and claimed the prize's organizers have lost respect.

He also complained that he deserved a Pulitzer for his writing, and disparaged the journalists who won one for coverage of Russia, insisting they were all mistaken. Trump has sued the Pulitzer Prize Board, seeking to force it to withdraw awards given to The New York Times and The Washington Post for reporting on alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election; the case is still pending.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →