President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday he should receive the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, which is due on Friday, while saying the committee has a reputation for not awarding people like him. He cited eight conflicts he says he has entered since returning to office.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he should win the Nobel Peace Prize but that he does not know whether the Norwegian Nobel Committee will agree, Reuters reported from Washington. The 2026 prize is due to be announced on Friday.
Trump told reporters he does not know what the decision will be and that the committee has a reputation for maybe not giving the prize to people like him. He said it was about that time and that he was honored to receive it indirectly last time when the recipient said nobody in history deserved it more. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gave her 2025 medal to Trump in January.
Reuters noted that Trump waged war with Iran and has yet to broker peace in Ukraine. He said he should get the prize after wading into eight conflicts since taking office in January. The leaders of Cambodia, Israel and Pakistan have said they nominated him, though there is no way of verifying that, Reuters reported.
Parties to some conflicts Trump claims to have resolved dispute the US role, and fighting has flared again in some of those regions, including the Democratic Republic of Congo and along the Cambodia-Thailand border, Reuters said. The remarks do not change the committee's process. No award decision was announced on Wednesday.
People Sentiments Mixed
- Trump said the committee has a reputation for maybe not giving the prize to people like him.
- He said he was honored that the 2025 recipient said nobody in history deserved it more than he did.