QUANTICO — US President Donald Trump once again put himself at the center of global headlines on Tuesday, declaring it would be an “insult” to the United States if he does not win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Speaking before hundreds of top US military officers, Trump claimed his administration has been instrumental in “solving multiple wars” since his return to office in January.
“Will you get the Nobel Prize? Absolutely not. They’ll give it to some guy that didn’t do a damn thing,” Trump said to the crowd.
“It’d be a big insult to our country, I will tell you that. I don’t want it, I want the country to get it. It should get it, because there’s never been anything like it.”
Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan
The latest push for his Nobel case came just a day after Trump revealed a peace plan with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aimed at ending the war in Gaza.
If the plan works, Trump claimed, it would mark his eighth conflict resolved in just eight months.
“That’s pretty good,” he boasted.
Still, groups like Hamas have yet to respond to the proposal.
Longstanding Frustration
Trump has openly shown resentment ever since Barack Obama—a Democrat and his predecessor—received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009. His repeated public appeals for the award reflect both his frustration and his desire for recognition on the global stage.
Reality Check from Oslo
But in Oslo, Norway, where the Nobel is awarded, experts say Trump’s chances are “close to zero.”
“It’s completely unthinkable,” said Nobel historian Oeivind Stenersen, who has studied the prize for years.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee itself emphasized that political lobbying has no influence on their decision-making.
“We do notice that there is a lot of media attention toward particular candidates,” said committee secretary Kristian Berg Harpviken. “But that really has no impact on the discussions.”
Questionable Claims
Trump’s administration has listed conflicts it says he resolved, from Cambodia and Thailand to Armenia and Azerbaijan. He even pointed to a ceasefire between India and Pakistan earlier this year.
But fact-checkers and analysts argue many of these claims are exaggerated or misleading. In some cases, Trump’s involvement was minimal.
Despite the skepticism abroad, Trump’s message was clear: if the Nobel committee doesn’t recognize him, he believes America itself is being insulted.
