‘I settled 8 wars’: Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize

US President Donald Trump has argued that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, claiming that he has helped settle eight wars and prevented the “total obliteration of the world”.

“There’s never been anybody in the history of the Nobel Prize that deserves it more,” Trump said at the Oval Office.

“I settled eight wars. I stopped the total obliteration of the world,” he added, making a case for the prestigious award.

“I don’t know what their decision is going to be,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, referring to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which is due to announce the prize on Friday.

“They have a reputation for maybe not giving it to people like me,” he added.

Trump, who launched military action against Iran and has yet to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, has repeatedly said since returning to the White House last year that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

“It is about that time,” Trump said when asked about the award.

Trump also referred to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who received the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize and gave her medal to him in January as she sought US support for her efforts in Venezuela.

“I was very honoured to receive it indirectly last time by the recipient, who said nobody in history deserves it more than President Trump,” he said.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee is scheduled to announce the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.