Trump says he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize and questions his chances of receiving it

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he deserves to win the Nobel Peace Prize, but acknowledged doubts about his chances of winning it. Regarding the 2026 prize that the Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce on Friday, Trump said, "I don't know what their decision will be. They have a reputation for perhaps not awarding it to people like me." Trump has repeatedly stated since returning to the White House last year that he deserves what can be described as the highest honor in the world.

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, "The time has come... but I was very honored to receive it indirectly last time from the winner, who said that no one in history deserves it more than President Trump." Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented the Nobel Peace Prize medal for 2025 to Trump in January as part of her efforts to gain U.S. support for her initiatives in Venezuela. Trump believes he deserves the award after engaging in efforts to resolve eight conflicts since taking office. Leaders from Cambodia, Israel, and Pakistan have claimed to have nominated Trump, although there is no way to verify that. Some parties are skeptical about the diplomatic role of the U.S. president in some of the conflicts that Trump claims he has resolved, and clashes have reignited in some of those areas, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo and along the border between Cambodia and Thailand. Trump has been unable to reach a resolution for the Russian war in Ukraine, despite promising to end it on the first day of his second term in the White House.

U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran have ignited a conflict that has lasted for seven months, leading to disruptions in global energy supplies and rising gas prices ahead of the midterm elections in November. It is worth noting that Pope Leo, the International Criminal Court, and the special rapporteur on Palestinian territories are among the frontrunners for this year's prize.