Trump Was Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize Before. Experts Say He's Unlikely to Win This Year
Despite multiple nominations since 2018, experts say sustained peace efforts and multilateral cooperation remain key, making Trump’s 2025 Nobel Peace Prize chances unlikely.
- On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid has drawn added attention to the annual Nobel guessing game as the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday.
- U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney nominated Trump in December for brokering the Abraham Accords, while nominations from Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, and Pakistan's government came after the Feb. 1 deadline.
- Nobel veterans note the committee's preference for sustained multilateral work, but Trump's disdain for multilateral institutions and climate change skepticism could hurt his chances.
- Longtime Nobel watchers say Trump’s prospects remain remote despite high-profile nominations, and his repeated self-promotion may hurt chances as the Nobel committee avoids political pressure.
- Trump says he `deserves` the prize and claims to have `ended seven wars`, and on Tuesday he suggested ending an eighth if Israel and Hamas accept his plan, though historian Theo Zenou said efforts lack lasting proof.
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Trump has repeatedly said that he “deserves” the award and claims to have “finished seven wars.”
No Peace Prize for Trump? Here's why Nobel experts say nope

Trump was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize before. Experts say he's unlikely to win this year
U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn added attention to the annual guessing game over who its next laureate will be.
Experts say it is highly unlikely that US President Donald Trump will win the Nobel Peace Prize this year. The Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the winner on October 10. It is known that 388 people have been nominated this year, but their names are traditionally kept secret for half a century. Trump said this week that it would be a real insult to the United States if he were not chosen, for example, he had stopped six or seven wars. Kari…
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