Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton acknowledged that she would support Trump’s nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize if he successfully negotiates a lasting end to the war in Ukraine without Ukraine surrendering territory to Russia.
Yes, you read that right.
“If he could bring about the end to this terrible war… if he could end it without putting Ukraine in a position where it had to concede its territory to the aggressor… could really stand up to Putin, something we haven’t seen, but maybe this is the opportunity… If President Trump were the architect of that, I’d nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize,” Clinton said during an appearance on Fox News co-host Jessica Tarlov’s Raging Moderates podcast. “Because my goal here is to not allow capitulation to Putin.”
Trump, who has frequently touted his foreign policy record as one of strength and diplomacy, has long said he could end the Russia-Ukraine conflict “within 24 hours” if re-elected. While critics scoff at the timeline, few can deny his record of avoiding entanglement in new wars during his presidency, unlike many of his predecessors.
The president is reportedly pushing a peace proposal that could involve territorial negotiations and mutual security assurances, a complex but potentially effective route to stopping the war. Trump has stated he envisions a second high-level meeting involving both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—something the current administration has failed to achieve with any measurable results.
Although it has been widely reported that Russia and Ukraine are still “nowhere close” to a deal, Trump’s willingness to engage both sides directly could make the difference, especially when contrasted with the Biden administration’s hands-off, reactive foreign policy that has done little to stop the bloodshed or prevent escalation.
Historically, U.S. presidents have received the Nobel Peace Prize, including Barack Obama—whose award came not for achieving peace, but for what the Nobel committee called his “vision.” Trump, on the other hand, facilitated historic peace deals in the Middle East with the Abraham Accords and opened unprecedented diplomatic dialogue with North Korea.
Trump has already been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in the past but never received it—despite doing more than many previous recipients in the realm of actual peace-making.
Clinton’s recent comments may finally bring mainstream acknowledgment to the possibility that Trump, for all his bombast and political unorthodoxy, may be the only world leader bold enough—and strategic enough—to broker peace in Ukraine.
