American President Donald Trump believes he is the top contender for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2026. Diplomacy was never his strong suit, but then neither is honesty.

So, Trump, in true ‘Trump style’, has burnished his claims by taking credit for affecting ceasefires where he arguably had no role and where the protagonists themselves see him as an interloper and not a mediator.

But Trump’s right to not get too worked up about lacking the credentials. It could be argued with some conviction that the Nobel Peace Prize jury itself doesn’t always let the truth get in the way when handing out the award.

So, the question that we need to engage with is not whether he will win, but how the once-coveted award is now reduced to merely a punchline.

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