Bolton Claims Trump Has Eye on Teddy Roosevelt’s Nobel: ‘I was Always Worried He Would Grab That’

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00:00Bolton claims Trump has eye on Teddy Roosevelt's Nobel.

00:04I was always worried he would grab that.

00:07Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has claimed that President Donald Trump has

00:12long been fixated on receiving a Nobel Peace Prize, even joking that he feared Trump might

00:17one day seize Theodore Roosevelt's Nobel medallion displayed inside the White House.

00:22Speaking during a televised interview, Bolton said the medal hanging in the Roosevelt Room

00:26was a constant reminder of Trump's frustration over not having a prize of his own.

00:31Bolton recalled that Roosevelt earned the Nobel for helping broker an end to the Russo-Japanese

00:35war, while Trump has repeatedly argued that his own foreign policy achievements surpassed

00:40those of past recipients.

00:42Trump has publicly claimed credit for ending multiple conflicts and has frequently criticized

00:47the Nobel Committee for overlooking him.

00:50Bolton suggested that Trump's desire for the honor has, at times, overshadowed broader

00:54strategic considerations.

00:55The discussion resurfaced amid comments from Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina

01:01Machado, who said she would be willing to give Trump the Nobel Prize she received on behalf

01:06of the Venezuelan people, citing U.S. actions against Nicolás Maduro.

01:11Trump said it would be a great honor to accept such recognition, but the Norwegian Nobel Institute

01:16made clear that prizes cannot be transferred, shared, or revoked once awarded.

01:21Bolton also criticized Trump's stance on Venezuela, arguing that failing to support Machado was

01:28a serious error that undermined the legitimacy of U.S. actions against Maduro.

01:32He said Machado represents the lawful opposition and that sidelining her weakened America's position.

01:39According to Bolton, Trump's focus on personal recognition, including the Nobel Prize, has often

01:44taken precedence over consistent policy goals.

01:48He argued that while Trump backs U.S. involvement in Venezuela, his primary concern remains how

01:53events reflect on him personally, rather than the long-term outcome for the country or the region.