“I Should Get the Nobel Peace Prize”: Trump Repeats Claim, Admits Doubts About His Chances

OSLO: US President Donald Trump has once again said he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize ahead of the 2026 announcement, while acknowledging doubts about his chances. The Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the prize on Friday, October 9.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said, “It’s time.” Of the 2026 award, he said, “I don’t know what they’re going to decide. They probably don’t give it to people like me.” He also said he felt very proud to have indirectly received the prize last time, from a recipient who said no president in history deserved it more than he did.
Background: Since returning to the White House last year, Trump has repeatedly said he deserves the world’s most prestigious award. Last year, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the prize but gave her medal to Trump to win US support for her efforts in Venezuela. Despite being nominated by leaders from Cambodia, Israel and Pakistan, Trump did not win last year.
Four US presidents before Trump, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama, have received the prize, as has former Vice President Al Gore.
When last year’s prize was announced, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said the Nobel Committee had proven it “places politics over peace.” He claimed Trump had ended eight wars and that allies, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had been praying for him to win.
On nominations: A nomination is not an endorsement by the awarding body, and there is no way to verify whether someone has been nominated. Under Nobel Foundation rules, all nomination records, including the names of nominees and nominators, are sealed for 50 years to ensure impartiality and shield the process from political pressure. The committee declined on Thursday to say whether Trump had been nominated.