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John Legend Urges Trump to Make Major Changes to Deserve 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

The singer outlines conditions he says the president must meet to merit consideration next year following María Corina Machado’s 2025 win.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: John Legend performs onstage during the Clooney Foundation for Justice's The Albies at the Natural History Museum on October 03, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Hoda Davaine/Getty Images for The Clooney Foundation For Justice )
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Overview

  • In a Saturday Instagram video titled "Trump for Peace Prize 2026!," John Legend said he wants Donald Trump to win next year only if he makes significant policy changes.
  • Legend called for ending ICE intimidation in communities and withdrawing the National Guard from U.S. cities, criticizing the use of Black Hawk helicopters in residential neighborhoods.
  • He urged halting missile strikes and other military actions abroad, restoring humanitarian aid, and ceasing what he described as flimsy prosecutions of political opponents.
  • Explaining his approach as "positive reinforcement," he said indictments, impeachments, and voting Trump out in 2020 had not achieved the behavioral change he seeks.
  • His remarks came after the Nobel Committee awarded the 2025 prize to María Corina Machado, as Trump allies highlight his role in the Gaza ceasefire and, according to The Mirror, he has reportedly asked world leaders to advocate for him.