The Nobel Prizes are being announced this week. Will President Donald Trump become a Peace Prize laureate?

Trump has long wanted the Nobel Peace Prize, mocking and questioning why former President Barack Obama received the award in his first year in office. Trump has said he is convinced he won't receive the prize no matter what, but many have made some fanfare around nominating him.

“I'm not politicking for it,” Trump said in response to questions about the prize at an Aug. 8 peace agreement signing between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “I have a lot of people that are."

He has long touted his peace agreement record, but the deadline to be nominated for this year's prize was Jan. 31. Many of those who recently announced nominations for Trump came after that date. Here is what to know:

Was Trump nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize?

The Nobel Committee does not reveal who was nominated for an award until 50 years later. Nominations can be submitted by anyone who meets the requirements, including members of national governments.

At least one congressperson has come forward to say she nominated Trump ahead of the 2025 deadline. On Dec. 11, Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, announced she nominated Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister of Israel Yoav Gallant for the peace prize for their work on the Abraham Accords. The Abraham Accords were signed in 2020 and established normalized diplomatic relationships between Israel and Arab nations.

There are 338 candidates for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, according to the organization. Of those, 244 are individuals and 94 are organizations.

The winner will be announced on Friday, Oct. 10.

Trump has been nominated for Nobel Prize several other times

Trump has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in the past, but has never won.

On June 20, Pakistan leaders announced they would recommend Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize for his "decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership during the recent India-Pakistan crisis." India did not give the U.S. credit for the ceasefire.

A Republican congressman nominated Trump for the Iran-Israel ceasefire in a June 24 letter, after the U.S. had joined Israel in bombing Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said he nominated Trump for the prize in July. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he would support Trump winning the prize at the August White House ceremony.

In a letter posted on social media in August, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet nominated Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the ceasefire with Thailand. The nomination was supported by thousands of Cambodian Buddhist monks who took part in a peace march shortly after.

Trump appeared to complain in a Truth Social post on June 20 about not being awarded a prize for his foreign policy work.

"No, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do, including Russia/Ukraine, and Israel/Iran, whatever those outcomes may be," Trump wrote. "But the people know, and that’s all that matters to me!"

Contributing: Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, Fernando Cervantes Jr., Riley Beggin, Kathryn Palmer, Melina Khan, USA TODAY

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