President Trump said winning the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize was "truly one of the great honors" of his life at the 2026 World Cup Draw on Friday.

Why it matters: The largely symbolic prize comes months after the president lost his bid for the Nobel Peace Prize despite leaning heavily into foreign diplomacy in his second term.

What they're saying: "We saved millions and millions of lives," Trump told the crowd gathered at Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center. • "The fact that we could do that, in India, Pakistan, so many different wars that we were able to end, in some cases, a little bit before they started, just right before they started … but we got them done," he said. • Trump also praised soccer for its ability to unite countries, and said the World Cup would be an event "the likes

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