The Nobel Committee "quietly removed" Donald Trump’s name from the Nobel Peace Prize nominee list in 2025. A rumor in mid-August 2025 claimed that the Norwegian Nobel Committee had "quietly removed" U.S. President Donald Trump's name from the Nobel Peace Prize nominee list.

Donald Trump called Norway’s finance minister out of nowhere. This wasn’t about trade, NATO, or diplomacy. No, the POTUS wanted to know how he could get nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. The call, confirmed by Norway’s biggest business paper Dagens Naeringsliv,

Donald Trump contacted a Norwegian official about his chances at winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian outlet Dagens Næringsliv reported on Aug. 14. Norway's Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg told POLITICO Trump called 'out of the blue.