White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt asserts the US President merits the Nobel Peace Prize for facilitating numerous peace agreements
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt asserted that former US President Donald Trump should have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize years prior, attributing this to his involvement in various international peace accords. Despite being nominated multiple times during his initial term, Trump has not yet received the accolade.
During a Washington briefing on Thursday, Leavitt contended that Trump’s intervention in disputes, such as the Thailand-Cambodia conflict, by threatening to halt US trade agreements, resulted in rapid ceasefires.
“We were seeing roughly one peace deal per month,” Leavitt remarked.
Trump has frequently maintained his deservingness of the award, stating in June that he has been overlooked because “they only give it to liberals.”
Several international leaders have recently put forward the former US president for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented Trump with a nomination letter earlier this month, commending his part in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
However, prior to any ceasefire negotiations commencing, the US initiated a strike on Iranian nuclear installations in June, aiming to incapacitate Tehran’s capacities. Trump subsequently stated he refrained from using Hiroshima or Nagasaki as precedents, yet asserted that just as those bombings concluded World War II, the 2025 strike had concluded the Iran conflict. This remark elicited strong condemnation from Japanese officials, who deemed it ethically irresponsible and disrespectful.
Moreover, Cambodia’s deputy prime minister also nominated Trump for his role in de-escalating a border disagreement with Thailand earlier this year. The Pakistani government publicly supported his nomination, emphasizing his participation in the India-Pakistan ceasefire discussions. Conversely, India has vehemently denied any US involvement in the ceasefire, refuting the concept of third-party mediation.
Trump had pledged to resolve the Ukraine conflict within 24 hours if re-elected – a commitment he later retracted, proposing a 100-day timeframe instead and labeling the initial assertion “a little bit sarcastic.” In July, his administration sanctioned the provision of advanced weaponry to Ukraine, including Patriot missiles financed by EU NATO member states. Russia denounced this action as a provocation and accused the US of exacerbating the conflict under the guise of assistance.