For Trump world, the focus shifts to next year's Nobel Peace Prize

The push to make President Donald Trump the winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize began within hours of Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado winning.

WASHINGTON — Wait 'til next year.

The public push to make Donald Trump the winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize began within hours of the committee’s announcement Friday that the honoree this year is Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader.

Snubbed by the Nobel selection committee, Trump should be the clear front-runner for the prize next year, given the breakthrough he reached toward ending the war in Gaza, his supporters said.

Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., said Friday he would introduce a resolution in Congress saying Trump deserves the honor.

“He’ll be a strong candidate next year, and he should have been a slam dunk this year, but unfortunately, the committee got it wrong,” Carter said in an interview. “But they made their decision. So, next year they’ll have an opportunity to make up for it.”