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U.S. President Donald Trump holds a letter from Argentina’s President Javier Milei stating that Milei nominates Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, during lunch with Milei in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT
PRIZED IDIOT

Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Hopes Get a Brutal Reality Check

Trump’s big beg looks set to fail again.

Harry Thompson

A photo illustration of Donald Trump and Mark Carney and the Nobel Prize.
FRENEMIES

Trump Ally Nemesis Is Favorite for Nobel Peace Prize

Prediction markets have given the U.S. president a “near-zero” chance of winning the award he has long coveted.

Farrah Tomazin

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: U.S. President Donald Trump salutes during the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn on day two of the State Visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the United States of America, on April 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Their majesties are formally welcomed with a traditional military arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, the highest diplomatic honour extended by the United States to a visiting Head of State which dates back to the 18th century. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
PEACEMAKER-IN-CHIEF

Warmonger Trump, 80, Rages at Peace Prize Snub

The president still claims to be a peacemaker despite resuming his war on Iran.

Will Neal

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech during a celebration for the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, at Mount Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota, U.S., July 3, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper   REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT  TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
IT'S ALL ABOUT ME

Trump Uses America’s 250th to Whine About Nobel Snub

The president’s priorities were on full display during what should have been a celebration of America’s 250th birthday.

Wiktoria Gucia

Reflecting Pool covered in algae looking like Donald Trump's head and the lincoln memorial gold
Opinion
MAKE AMERICA ALGAL AGAIN

Let’s Hear It for the Swampy Green Slime Taking Over D.C.

Is it too soon to consider the Reflecting Pool’s algae a 2028 presidential contender? Certainly not!

Michael Ian Black

Trump's peace grift
NOBEL CAUSE

‘Peace President’ BS Blown Up by People Trump Vowed to Save

Trump’s peacemaker crusade left him with a Nobel-shaped hole in the ego.

Will Neal

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Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks during a dedication ceremony for the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
EGO CHECK

Michelle Publicly Humiliates Trump at Barack’s A-List Party

The former first lady’s speech is sure to get under Trump’s skin.

Erkki Forster

President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with the Trump Kennedy Center Board Members in the East Room of the White House on March 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump convened the board of trustees of the Trump Kennedy Center to vote on a proposal to close the institution for two years of major renovations.
MOMENTARY LAPSE

Confused Trump, 79, Forgets Who President He Installed Is

The president appeared to forget who holds the power in Venezuela.

Laura Esposito

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presents Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize.
WAR AND PEACE

Warmonger Trump Loses Interest in Prize He Was Thirsting For

It was a striking shift for a president who has long complained about being overlooked for the prestigious award.

Farrah Tomazin

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during speeches at the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace on February 19, 2026 in Washington, DC.
NOT EXACTLY GANDHI

All the Times Trump Claimed He Was the ‘Peace President’

Trump promised “no new wars,” then launched military operations across three continents.

Tom Latchem

Donald Trump playing Monopoly his way.
Opinion
PEACE OF THE ACTION

This Is The Dark Truth About Trump’s Absurd ‘Board of Peace’

Like every other money-making scheme Trump concocts, the peace board will shatter, but Trump will finally get a piece of peace hardware.

John Casey

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