Who nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize and what were their stated reasons?

1. Who publicly put Trump forward: a roll call of supporters

U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna publicly announced she formally submitted a nomination, highlighting “bold and unprecedented leadership” and listing specific agreements she credited to Trump’s diplomacy, including Congo–Rwanda and Armenia–Azerbaijan deals ^[1]. Other U.S. lawmakers also put his name forward: Rep. Claudia Tenney’s office said she nominated him for prior deals such as the Abraham Accords ^[2]. Internationally, several leaders and governments claimed to have nominated or backed nominations — Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu presented a letter to Trump and said he nominated him; Pakistan’s government and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet were reported to have nominated him; Malta’s foreign minister was also named by media as a nominator ^{[2] [4] [3] [5]}.

2. What nominators said they wanted to honor — the stated reasons

Nominators framed their cases around Trump’s recent, high-profile diplomatic interventions: brokering or helping secure ceasefires in Gaza, persuading parties toward agreements in long-standing conflicts, and fostering normalization or reduced hostilities between states—examples cited include a Gaza ceasefire and agreements involving Armenia–Azerbaijan and Congo–Rwanda ^{[1] [2] [4] [6]}. Anna Paulina Luna’s nomination letter explicitly credited “measurable results” and named three conflict regions where she said Trump had delivered peace ^[1]. Other backers pointed to Trump’s role in the Abraham Accords and broader Middle East diplomacy ^{[2] [6]}.

3. Timing, deadlines and the Nobel process that matter

Multiple news outlets noted a hard nomination deadline: nominations for the 2025 prize closed on January 31, shortly after Trump began his second term, and the Nobel Committee’s confidential process means it doesn’t confirm the nominee list publicly for 50 years; some high-profile claims of nomination came after that deadline and thus could not affect the 2025 award ^{[7] [2] [3]}. Reporting says some endorsements — including from Netanyahu and Pakistan’s government — were made after the Feb. 1 deadline or were announced publicly later, complicating claims about which nominations were valid for 2025 ^{[2] [8]}.

4. Disputes and caveats in reporting

News organizations flagged that while many public figures claimed to nominate Trump, the Nobel Committee keeps nominee identities secret and will not confirm lists for decades, so independent verification is limited ^[9]. AP and PBS noted that several high-profile submissions arrived after the deadline or could not be used for the 2025 selection, and experts said this timing made a 2025 award unlikely despite headline-grabbing endorsements ^{[8] [2]}. The secrecy rules mean media accounts rely on nominators’ own statements rather than committee confirmation ^[9].

5. The political lens and possible motivations

Sources show nominators were often political allies or foreign leaders with diplomatic ties to Trump; their stated motives align with boosting his international image and rewarding his administration’s bilateral deals ^{[1] [3] [5]}. Some reports framed these nominations as part of a public campaign to pressure the Nobel Committee and raise Trump’s profile for the prize, rather than as quiet peer nominations typical of Nobel practice ^{[10] [3]}. Available sources do not mention private nominations or the internal deliberations of the Nobel Committee beyond standard secrecy rules ^[9].

6. What happened: outcome and immediate reactions

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado; the Trump administration reacted negatively to the committee’s decision not to select Trump, with White House officials criticizing the committee and Trump himself continuing to assert his worthiness based on his diplomacy ^{[11] [12]}. Coverage noted Machado’s nomination list included U.S. lawmakers such as Marco Rubio, and her win drew varied international reaction that intersected with debates about the committee’s messaging on democracy and authoritarianism ^{[12] [7]}.

Limitations: media reporting is based on public statements by nominators and late announcements; the Nobel Committee’s secrecy prevents independent confirmation of the full, official nominee list for 2025 ^[9]. Where sources disagree on timing or whether a nomination met the deadline, reporting flagged those discrepancies ^{[2] [8]}.