Mike Johnson, Israeli speaker to rally global support for Trump’s 2026 Nobel Peace Prize bid
WASHINGTON, DC: House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Tuesday, October 14, that he and Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana will lead an international campaign to nominate President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
"I'm proud to tell you that together with my friend, Speaker Ohana of the Israeli Knesset, we're going to rally speakers and presidents of parliaments around the world so that we will jointly nominate President Donald Trump for next year's Nobel Peace Prize," Johnson said at a Capitol Hill news conference.
"No one has ever deserved that prize more, and that is an objective fact," he added.
Today, we proudly announced that Speaker of the Israeli Knesset Amir Ohana and I are undertaking a new joint effort to rally Speakers and Presidents of Parliaments around the world to join us in nominating President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026.
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) October 14, 2025
NO ONE has done… pic.twitter.com/sypF9J83nj
Trump allies renew Nobel Peace Prize push
The campaign follows the Nobel Committee’s decision last week to award the 2025 Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, a move that Trump supporters described as a political “snub.”
Within hours of the announcement, Republican lawmakers and Trump allies reignited their push for the president, citing his role in brokering the recent Gaza ceasefire and regional peace talks as evidence of his qualification for the honor.
Rep Buddy Carter said he plans to introduce a congressional resolution declaring Trump deserving of the prize. “He’ll be a strong candidate next year, and he should have been a slam dunk this year,” Carter said. “Next year, they’ll have an opportunity to make up for it.”
President Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize - he’s done more for world peace than any President in history.
— Buddy Carter (@RepBuddyCarter) October 10, 2025
I’m introducing a resolution expressing congressional support for him to win the prize in 2026, one he has already more than earned. pic.twitter.com/TwyRFL4sHb
Supporters argue that Trump’s diplomatic achievements, particularly the Gaza peace accord, stand among the most significant global breakthroughs in recent history.
Jason Miller, a former senior Trump campaign official, told NBC, “The legacy of the Nobel Peace Prize will be irreparably damaged if it isn’t awarded to President Trump in 2026. The voices calling for him to win are only going to get louder.”
President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives.
— Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) October 10, 2025
He has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will.
The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace. https://t.co/dwCEWjE0GE
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung added on social media shortly after the announcement, “The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace.”
Maria Corina Machado dedicates Nobel Peace Prize to Trump
During a press briefing on Friday, October 10, Trump revealed that Machado apparently told him, "I'm accepting this in honor of you, because you really deserved it."
“I didn’t say ‘then give it to me’ though. I think she might have, she was very nice. I’ve been helping her along the way. They need a lot of help in Venezuela; it’s a basic disaster,” he added.
After winning the award, Machado thanked Trump for his support in upholding democracy in Venezuela. “We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve freedom and democracy," she continued.
Machado ended with a dedication of the Nobel Prize to Trump, saying, "I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!"
