Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza. Trump has made no secret of the fact that he wants the Nobel, saying he “deserves” it and that “everyone says” he should get it. What do you think? Is he a contender? And should he be?
I know it’s not in the timeline of reference but he’s sending in troops on his own citizens currently.
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Short answer: No and no.
Long answer: Hell no and no!
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Zapiro said it best. “Hahahahahahahaha!”
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I actually think he is sincere in his wish to end wars. I think he is vain to make so much noise about deserving the Nobel prize.
Big problem: Despite the enormous power he wields, he is naive and inept. Putin and Nethanyahu are just using him to give their own agendas a veneer of credibility. As regards the middle East Nethanyahu will play at upholding Trump’s deal as long as it suits him, then will return to blasting away at Gaza. Gaza will be flattened, it’s just a question of when. Trump will not stop that.
So despite his genuine desire to have no war, I don’t think Trump deserves the Nobel prize. But I’d rather see him get it than Musk.
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No one who says “I want” “I deserve” should get.
That opens the door to perverting the ethos of bestowing a Nobel prize.
The whole point of the prize is a selfless contribution to human wellbeing and advancement. There is nothing selfless about a person saying “you owe me”.
Further, Trump’s methods are those of a bully - nothing noble about that.
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For many, especially me, it’s hard to see Donald Trump as anything else other than a tyrannical buffoon. However, as someone else has pointed out, he is incredible powerful and wants to attack those who don’t play to his fragile agenda. Whether he has stopped wars (and that looks unlikely) or not his general demeanor is not worthy of the Peace Prize. But if they give it to him, then we will understand how fearful the world is of him. It’ll be similar to Britain in 1938 with Hitler
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The Gaza catastrophe is the one conflict that he could have resolved on day one by threatening Netanyahu to withdraw further supplies of US arms. His procrastination has cost thousands of Palestinian lives. Most of the claims of settling other wars are questionable .
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If Madiba had to share it with FW de Klerk, then sure, let the orange despot have one.
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No. One good deed doesn’t erase the chaos and instability he’s causing in his own country, by promoting hatred and blatant racism, and in developing countries like ours, where his tariffs are leading to people losing their jobs. There’s no peace where people are hungry and hopeless.
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Writing from Norway, I don’t understand why DM has this as a topic of discussion, without giving context and background on how the Nobel Peace Prize committee works, the procedures etc. What is it that you want to discuss, Sarah? The Nobel Peace Prize, or Donald Trump?
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No, simply hasn’t achieved anything yet.
According to the Nobel Committee, the prize is awarde “for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation and spreading of peace congresses.” Trump has done his utmost to foster disunity among nations by alienating all allies of the USA, thereby promoting disunity and chaos in international relations. Instead of the formation of peace he is fomenting aggression in his own country and (by his autocratic (bordering on facist) example) throughout the world. However, with a panel consisting of politicians anything is possible.
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Trump hasn’t achieved any kind of “peace”. Right now it’s a cease fire and a hostages for prisoners swap. History says Israel unlikely to honour terms of the ceasefire.
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Despite his boasting, Trump has not yet achieved lasting peace in either Ukraine or Gaza. Moreover, he has caused so much havoc in world trade and domestically in America that it would be a travesty to award him a Nobel prize.
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Hi Kjersti, thank you for your feedback. I’ve noticed a lot of coverage of Trump’s goal of winning the prize, as well as a lot of discourse on whether his peace plan in Gaza will put him up for consideration. DMC is all about fostering discussion and sharing viewpoints, but you are right, perhaps more context was needed in my original post 
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Update: The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
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Trump has more than once threatened to send the troops if he does not get what he wants. One example is Greenland. He is bombing the boats coming from Venezuela, without knowing if there are drugs on board. Not to talk about what he is doing to the immigrants.
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This is very much a question as to how and by what criteria the prize is awarded, I guess. My intuition, based on very limited knowledge and only what I see on world media, is that it would be a travesty to award Trump the prize. If he gets it, Netanyahu might as well share it.
Are they stupidly enough to give either? If so what Nobel about the prize?