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President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he boards Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on June 21, 2025, as he returns to the White House from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via
A Georgia lawmaker says he believes President Donald Trump’s actions in the Israel-Iran conflict should win him the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter has sent a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee formally nominating the president for the honor.
What they’re saying:
“President Trump took bold action to ultimately champion peace through strength and facilitate a ceasefire framework that brought hostilities to a halt. In a statement that has since reverberated around the globe, President Trump announced the terms of a complete and total ceasefire agreement, commending both Israel and Iran for their courage to end the war,” Carter wrote. “In a region plagued by historical animosity and political volatility, such a breakthrough demands both courage and clarity. President Trump demonstrated both, offering the world a rare glimpse of hope. For these reasons, I respectfully submit this nomination for Donald J. Trump, 47th President of the United States, to be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize.”
Dig deeper:
Carter, a staunch ally of the president, became the first Republican to announce that he would be jumping into the race to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026.
The 67-year-old pharmacist served as mayor of Pooler just outside Savannah and was a lawmaker in the state House and Senate before being elected to Congress in 2014.
The other candidate who has announced his intentions to run is Georgia Insurance & Safety Fire Commissioner John King. Other possibilities could include U.S. Reps. Mike Collins and Rich McCormick and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
Earlier this year, Carter introduced a bill authorizing President Trump to negotiate the purchase of Greenland from Denmark, proposing that the island’s name be changed to “Red, White, and Blueland.”
The backstory:
The Nobel Prizes carry a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor ($1 million). Unlike the other prizes that are selected and announced in Stockholm, founder Alfred Nobel decreed the peace prize be decided and awarded in Oslo by the five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee.
The committee whittles down the list of candidates in a series of meetings before announcing the winner in October. The wide base of individuals and organizations qualified to nominate candidates means the longlist can contain some eccentric choices: Both Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler have previously had their names put in the hat.
Last year, the prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons.
The Source: Information for this story came from a letter by Rep. Buddy Carter, previous FOX 5 reporting, and information from the Associated Press.
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