Trump confuses Nobel and Pulitzer awards during rambling South Carolina campaign speech

• President Trump complained about not winning the Nobel Peace Prize during a South Carolina midterm rally supporting Senator Darline Graham.
• Trump claimed he also deserved a Pulitzer Prize for writing while criticizing journalists awarded prizes for their coverage of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
• During his speech, Trump attacked 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner Navanethem Navi Pillay, accusing her of hating Israel.
• Trump appeared to confuse the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Peace Prize while referencing 85-year-old Pillay.
• He claimed Venezuelan activist María Corina Machado previously stated that Trump deserved the Nobel Peace Prize more than anyone else for settling wars.

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