The statement renews Trump’s publicly voiced demand for recognition ahead of the prize’s award. The president argued that he should win the Nobel Prize, while also acknowledging that he had doubts about his chances of receiving it.
According to Euronews, Trump justified his position by citing the efforts he claimed to have made to resolve international conflicts. The outlet also reported that the president said: “I solved eight wars.”
The reference to eight wars therefore remains a claim by Trump reported by Euronews; the available material provides no independent verification of that figure.
Al Jazeera reports that Trump called a failure to award him the prize a “great discredit” to the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize Committee. The statement adds a direct judgment about the body’s possible decision.
Trump nevertheless acknowledged that he did not know the outcome of the process. According to the South China Morning Post, he expressed doubts about whether the committee might award him the prize, while maintaining that he deserved the recognition.
Also according to the South China Morning Post, the Norwegian Committee was expected to announce the winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The available material does not establish who will receive the prize.
Reports about the statements were published on October 7 and 8, 2026, while the place and precise context in which Trump spoke are not indicated in the available sources.