The Peace President: Trump says winning Nobel Peace Prize would be ‘great honour’

US President Donald Trump says winning the Nobel Peace Prize would be “a great honor,” but denies he is lobbying for it, casting his recent diplomatic moves as purely about saving lives.

Speaking at the White House on Friday after unveiling a peace framework between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump claimed his mediation efforts in long-running conflicts, especially between Ukraine and Russia, were driven by humanitarian concerns.

“I’m not politicking for it,” Trump told reporters. “But I would never volunteer. I’m not doing it for that. I’m doing it because of, I really, number one, I want to save lives,” said Trump, adding that is the reason he’s “involved so much with Ukraine and Russia.”

for the love of god just give this guy a prize so we can stop hearing about it pic.twitter.com/TJShyRswDf— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 8, 2025

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan echoed praise heard from other world leaders, suggesting Trump’s role in brokering talks deserves recognition from the Nobel committee.

Trump has hinted before that he would welcome the honour. In his second term, Trump has spoken more openly about wanting to be remembered as a peacemaker — and about his desire to bring home the prize.

“I’m involved so much with Ukraine and Russia because I believe President Putin wants to see peace, and Zelenskyy wants to see peace,” Trump said. He acknowledged that any deal “would likely mean there will be some swapping of territories” but stressed that Ukraine’s leader would have a central role.

After the event, Trump posted a photo of himself with the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders, the words “The Peace President” emblazoned across the top a move likely to keep speculation about his Nobel ambitions alive.

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