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Donald Trump's Odds of Winning 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Surge

Donald Trump's Odds of Winning 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Surge

Summary

A British betting company named William Hill has made President Donald Trump the favorite to win the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, even though the prize has not been announced yet. This follows Trump being left out of the 2025 prize, which went to Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado.

Key Facts

  • William Hill says President Trump has a 25% chance of winning the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, with odds of 3/1.
  • Trump was not among the 287 candidates for the 2025 prize, which went to Maria Corina Machado.
  • Machado visited the White House and gave Trump her Nobel Prize during her visit.
  • Trump’s campaign during his second term focused on making peace deals, claiming eight agreements to end conflicts in places like Armenia-Azerbaijan and Israel-Hamas.
  • William Hill had previously lowered Trump’s chances for the 2025 prize to worse odds compared to earlier in 2024.
  • Other prediction markets give Trump a lower chance to win, with Kalshi ranking him sixth at about 6% and Polymarket third at 7%.
  • Top contenders in other markets include Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms, Doctors Without Borders, Yulia Navalnaya, and Ukrainian President Zelensky.
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