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Unlike Obama’s symbolic award, Trump’s case rests on concrete diplomatic breakthroughs. His administration’s previous success with the Abraham Accords reshaped the Middle East, and now his recent peace talks have shifted tensions between Israel and Hamas. If the Nobel Committee acknowledges that accomplishment, it would place him among laureates who he’s long argued were far less deserving.
When asked about the possibility of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Trump didn’t hold back. “We settled seven wars. We’re close to settling an eighth. And I think we’ll end up settling the Russia situation, which is horrible,” Trump said Wednesday. “I don’t think anybody in history settled that many. But perhaps they’ll find a reason not to give it to me.”
If the prize doesn’t come his way, Trump made clear how he views the stakes. “it’ll be a big insult to our country, I will tell you that.”
Despite the obvious personal weight behind this moment, Trump emphasized that the award isn’t about him alone. “I don’t want it. I want the country to get it,” he told the Washington Post, pushing back on critics who claim he’s campaigning too openly for the honor. In reality, many observers believe that his clear interest in the prize has actually accelerated negotiations between bitter rivals. That’s something most experts say would have been unimaginable under the current Biden administration.
Behind the scenes, the looming Friday morning announcement has reportedly played a role in pressuring both sides to finalize an agreement. Col. Doron Hadar, a former commander in the Israeli Defense Force, suggested that the Nobel timeline is not lost on the negotiators. “Friday morning deadline is shaping the timeline, the announcement of the Nobel Committee in Oslo,” Hadar said. “Everyone understands this timeline, and that’s why I believe that by [Thursday] evening, there will already be a declaration that the sides have reached agreements.”
In a symbolic gesture that electrified Trump’s base, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu even posted a digitally altered image of Trump wearing the Nobel Peace Prize. The caption sent a clear message to the world. “Give @realDonaldTrump the Nobel Peace Prize – he deserves it!” the account wrote Thursday on X.
If the committee does award Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, it would be one of the most dramatic and controversial decisions in the prize’s history. If they don’t, it’s certain to fuel the belief among his supporters that global institutions remain politically biased against him. Either way, Trump has once again positioned himself at the center of an international moment — not through rhetoric, but through real-world results.
