WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has bemoaned that he won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for “stopping” the war between India and Pakistan or for his efforts in the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Iran conflicts.
In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Friday, Trump said, “I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize, no matter what I do.” He started his post by mentioning that he is “very happy” to report that he has arranged, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a “wonderful” treaty between Congo and Rwanda, in their war, which was known for “violent bloodshed and death, more so even than most other wars, and has gone on for decades”.
Noting that representatives from Rwanda and Congo will be in Washington on Monday to sign documents in this regard, Trump described it as a “Great Day for Africa and, quite frankly, a Great Day for the World!” He then went on to say that, however, he won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for any of his efforts.
“I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for this, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the War between India and Pakistan, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the War between Serbia and Kosovo,” Trump said.
In his social media post, Trump further said he won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for “keeping peace between Egypt and Ethiopia (A massive Ethiopian built dam, stupidly financed by the United States of America, substantially reduces the water flowing into The Nile River)”.
The US President said he would not get a Nobel Peace Prize for doing the Abraham Accords in the Middle East which, if all goes well, “will be loaded to the brim” with additional countries signing on, and will unify the Middle East for the first time in “The Ages!”
“No, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do, including Russia/Ukraine, and Israel/Iran, whatever those outcomes may be, but the people know, and that’s all that matters to me,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan government said in a statement that it has decided to “formally recommend” Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, in “recognition of his decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership during the recent India-Pakistan crisis”.
In a post on X, John Bolton, who was National Security Advisor during Trump’s first term as President, said the Republican leader wants a Nobel Peace Prize, because former US president Barack Obama received one.
“He won’t get it for solving the Russian-Ukraine war. He tried unsuccessfully to claim credit for the recent India-Pakistan ceasefire. He’s now failing to reach an agreement with Iran, and is being asked by Israel to help destroy Tehran’s nuclear-weapons programme. And he still hasn’t made up his mind,” Bolton said.
Obama had been US President for less than eight months when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said in a video message from Kananaskis that Modi clearly conveyed to Trump that at “no point” during the days following Operation Sindoor was there any discussion, at any level, on an India-US trade deal, or any proposal for a mediation by the US between India and Pakistan.
The discussion to cease military action took place directly between India and Pakistan through the existing channels of communication between the two armed forces, and it was initiated at Pakistan’s request. Prime Minister Modi firmly stated that India does not and will never accept mediation, Misri had said.