White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters in Japan on Tuesday that the country’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will nominate President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.

It was unclear if Takaichi's nomination would be tied to any specific achievement. The Hill has reached out to the Japanese Embassy in Washington for comment.

This would not be the first time a Japanese leader has floated nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump said in 2019 that the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated him........

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