Overview

• In a July conversation originally centered on trade, President Trump directly brought up the Nobel Peace Prize with Norway’s Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg, according to Norwegian reports.
• Foreign leaders from Pakistan, Israel, Cambodia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Rwanda and Gabon have formally nominated or endorsed Trump, citing recent U.S.-brokered ceasefires and peace agreements.
• Republican lawmakers including Buddy Carter, Claudia Tenney, Bernie Moreno and Marsha Blackburn have submitted nominations emphasizing his diplomatic interventions.
• The White House has widely promoted these endorsements, positioning Trump as a peacemaker in the lead-up to the Nobel Committee’s sealed October decision.
• Critics argue many of the highlighted deals lack lasting impact and that political motivations and the committee’s confidential process complicate his prospects.