WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has renewed his claim that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, while acknowledging that he remains uncertain about his chances of winning the prestigious award, which is due to be announced by the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday.
“I don’t know what their decision is going to be,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday, referring to the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. “They have a reputation for maybe not giving it to people like me.”
Trump has repeatedly said since returning to the White House last year that he deserves the prize, which is widely regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious honours.
“It is about that time,” Trump said in the Oval Office, recalling what he described as an indirect recognition from last year’s Nobel laureate.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who received the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, gave her medal to Trump in January as she sought US support for her efforts in Venezuela.
Machado had previously said that nobody in history deserved the prize more than Trump.
Trump has argued that he should receive the award for his efforts to resolve eight conflicts since taking office.
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Trump was publicly nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and several US lawmakers.
However, parties involved in several of the conflicts Trump says he helped resolve have disputed his role, while fighting has resumed in some areas, including the Democratic Republic of Congo and along the Cambodia-Thailand border.
Trump has also failed to deliver on his pledge to end Russia’s war in Ukraine on the first day of his second presidential term.
Meanwhile, US-Israeli strikes on Iran have contributed to a seven-month conflict that has disrupted global energy supplies and pushed up gas prices ahead of the US midterm elections.
Pope Leo, the International Criminal Court and the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories are among those considered favourites for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
