A peace agreement or a monthly ceasefire? The White House responds to Trump’s Nobel Prize ambitions 7 times
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska on August 15 for more than five years, with their first face-to-face talks, with hopes of ending the war in Ukraine.
The summit marked the first visit by the Russian head of state to Anchorage, and Kremlin officials said a resolution to the Ukrainian crisis would be on the agenda. If the discussion progresses, the meeting could also hand over fresh White House ammunition to Trump’s long-standing Nobel Peace Prize.
President Donald J. Trump is a peaceful president. pic.twitter.com/7zh5hkhlvi
– White House (@whitehouse) August 12, 2025
Trump has publicly complained about not winning prestigious awards in nearly a decade, and has been mentioned dozens of times since his first term. As he pushed for a ceasefire deal in Ukraine and the Middle East, current and former advisers said the bonus was still in his mind. A former adviser even pointed out that Trump’s second foreign policy seemed increasingly aimed at what he saw as “the ultimate sign of global recognition and respect.”
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Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton suggested that Trump’s obsession might have deeper psychological roots, especially with his predecessor, Barack Obama, who won awards just a few months after taking office. “I don’t think what he did changed this situation substantially – in any case, or several other situations he mentioned, like Pakistan/Indians, not only the government, but the whole country is angry at his attempt to praise him [a peace agreement],” Bolton said.
Last Friday, Trump invited leaders from Azerbaijan and Armenia to the White House to sign a peace deal aimed at ending decades of conflict, based on Putin’s previous mediation process. He later boasted about the truth society.
Historical Peace Agreement
“For more than 35 years, Armenia and Azerbaijan have been fighting painful conflicts, causing great pain…many people are trying to find solutions…and they are not successful. With this agreement, we finally succeeded in achieving peace.” – President Trump pic.twitter.com/g1etilnx8d
– White House (@whitehouse) August 8, 2025
Former RNC chairman Michael Steele pointed out in an op-ed that “Obama has lived in Trump’s head without rent for the past two decades”, ties the Trump presidential campaign partly to Obama’s slightest. “Did Obama win the Nobel Peace Prize? Trump spent years winning the game himself,” Steele wrote.
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The White House is actively pushing for seven signs of Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize winning:
When the president himself said
“They will never give me the Nobel Peace Prize,” Trump said in a February meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Oval Office. “That’s bad. I deserve it, but they will never give it to me.”
“Average one peace transaction or ceasefire per month”
“It’s over and President Trump won the Nobel Peace Prize,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on July 31.
“Good things hanging on the wall”
“The center of his public life is the glory of Donald Trump, and the Nobel Peace Prize will be a good thing,” Bolton said.
“The ultimate peaceful president”
“If President Trump (ultimately, the Peace President) is deprived of his legal recognition of bringing harmony around the world, then the Nobel Peace Prize is illegal,” White House Communications Director Steven Cheung declared.
Armenia – “The Chief Creator” at the Azero Beyan Peace Summit
At the White House-hosted Peace Summit, spokesman Anna Kelly praised Trump for his “direct involvement in major conflicts” and called him “leader-general,” indicating that such diplomacy justifies multiple Nobel nominations.
Take advantage of global nominations
The government has amplified nominations from leaders including Pakistan, Israel and Cambodia. Pakistani officials nominated Trump to mediate the Indian-Pakistan ceasefire, Netanyahu submitted a nomination letter at the White House, thus endorsing a lot of publicity to promote Trump’s case.
Recognition of the Minister of Finance
“If you get a fair reward, I think he should see from what I see in a year,” Finance Minister Scott Bessent told foreign media.
From exercises in foreign policy to elaborate public messaging, the Nobel Peace Prize push seems to be woven into the wider diplomatic narrative of Trump’s White House – each peace deal is not only a geopolitical victory, but another step towards a long-standing personal goal.
