Trump Renews Nobel Peace Prize Bid After Pakistan Nomination, Says He Deserves It ‘Four or Five Times’

U.S. President Donald Trump reignited his longstanding demand for the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, shortly after Pakistan formally nominated him for the 2026 award. Trump argued that his diplomatic efforts across multiple global conflicts—ranging from India-Pakistan to Congo-Rwanda—should have already earned him the honor several times over.

“They should give me the Nobel Prize for Rwanda, and if you look, the Congo, or you could say Serbia, Kosovo—there are a lot of them,” Trump told reporters. “The big one is India and Pakistan. I should have gotten it four or five times.”

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry announced its nomination of Trump in a post on X, crediting him with “decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership during the recent India-Pakistan crisis.” The nomination marks a rare gesture from Islamabad, though the nature and impact of Trump’s role in the South Asian standoff remain unverified and have been repeatedly downplayed by Indian officials.

Trump has often touted himself as a global dealmaker and peace broker. On Friday, he referenced a pending peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, claiming it would be signed in Washington on Monday. The two nations have been locked in a decades-long conflict, and while they recently agreed in principle to de-escalate tensions, independent confirmation of U.S. mediation remains lacking.

“I should have gotten it four or five times,” Trump said again. “They won’t give me a Nobel Peace Prize because they only give it to liberals.”

Trump has previously been nominated for the prize by various allies and lawmakers, particularly for his role in the 2020 Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and several Arab countries. Still, he has yet to be selected by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which has never commented publicly on his candidacy.

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded annually to individuals or groups who have made significant contributions to peace. Past recipients include Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and former U.S. President Barack Obama—whose 2009 award Trump has frequently criticized.

As his calls for recognition grow louder, Trump continues to frame the Nobel Prize as both a validation of his foreign policy record and a symbol of political bias.