The White House and Donald Trump were upset over the fact that the president was snubbed for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, but I think that was an overreaction.
As far as I know, nobody even nominated Trump during the current award cycle, as submissions were closed on Jan. 31, just weeks after he took office.
The 2026 award will be different, however, as Trump has already received two nominations, and a third is on the way from a surprising supporter.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had announced in July that he had nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, and I think that is where a lot of the confusion got started. Submissions for 2025 had already been closed, but I think most people thought that the president would be eligible anyway.
Trump had previously been nominated in 2018 for his work to ease nuclear tensions with North Korea, and again in 2021 for his Abraham Accords, though he did not win the award either time.
As far as American presidents go, Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, but it was given to him for his work after leaving the White House.
Barack Obama won in 2009, only months after having taken office, clearly receiving the award based on what he promised to do rather than what he actually accomplished. Obama would have only been in office for about 10 days when nominations for that year's honor were closed, so there is no way he actually earned that award.
Last week, Rep. Luna announced that she had formally nominated Trump for the award, his second nomination during this cycle.
She wrote, “At a time when global conflict is escalating and many leaders hide behind speeches instead of action, President Trump is delivering results.”
Her letter to the Nobel panel continued, “Through tireless negotiation and direct engagement with regional partners -- including Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey -- President Trump achieved what many believed to be impossible: a ceasefire agreement, the release of hostages, and a framework for rebuilding Gaza and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.”
She then added, “This was not just political theater at a United Nations General Assembly speech; it was serious, results-driven diplomacy that will save thousands of lives and restore hope to millions.”
During the signing of the peace deal, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that his country was also nominating Trump for his work in the peace deal between Israel and Hamas.
Sharif stated, "Pakistan had nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his outstanding, extraordinary contributions to first stop the war between India and Pakistan and then achieve a ceasefire, along with his very wonderful team.”
He then added, "And today, again, I would like to nominate this great president for the Nobel Peace Prize because I genuinely feel that he is the most genuine and most wonderful candidate for the Peace Prize because he has brought not only peace in South Asia, saving millions of people and their lives. And today, here in Sharm el-Sheikh, achieving peace in Gaza is saving millions of lives in the Middle East."
Notice, he made no mention of Joe Biden or anyone in his administration, even though the former president and his former secretary of State, Antony Blinken, tried to steal Trump’s thunder regarding the achievement. As I have stated in other reports, I understand and agree why Trump did not get the award in 2025, but there are no excuses for him not to receive it in 2026, especially if he can expand the Abraham Accords and strike a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia before the next deadline in January 2026.
