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Nobel Peace Panel Says Trump Campaign Won’t Sway Its Choice

The panel underscores a confidential, merit-based process with nominations closed January 31.

Since returning to the office in January, Trump has on numerous occasions claimed credit for stopping seven wars and said that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his work.
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Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu (R) hands the US president a letter nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize

Overview

  • Committee secretary Kristian Berg Harpviken said media attention and public campaigns have no impact on deliberations and each nominee is assessed on merit.
  • The laureate will be selected from a confidential longlist of 338 individuals and organisations, with the winner to be announced on October 10.
  • The nomination deadline for this year was January 31, just 11 days after President Trump returned to office, meaning many public endorsements surfaced too late for this cycle.
  • Trump has repeatedly said he deserves the prize for ending multiple wars, even as conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine continue.
  • Experts in Norway argue such pressure is likely counter-productive, and local reporting says Trump raised the prize in a July call with Norway’s finance minister, a call the ministry confirmed without confirming the topic.