Trump Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Cambodia
President Donald Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize again, this time by Cambodia, after he personally intervened to end a deadly border war between Cambodia and Thailand.
At least 43 people were killed and over 300,000 displaced last week when clashes erupted between the two countries. Both sides blamed each other for firing the first shot.
The fighting, which marked the worst bloodshed between the two nations in a decade, raged for five days until Trump picked up the phone.
Trump called Thai Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai on July 26, demanding an end to the violence. A ceasefire was signed in Malaysia two days later.
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol credited Trump for the breakthrough and announced the Nobel nomination on Friday.
“He deserves it,” Chanthol said in a press conference in Phnom Penh. “President Trump’s leadership brought the conflict to a close.”
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded annually to individuals or groups who “advance fellowship between nations.”
Trump has now been nominated three times, per the Daily Mail.
Israel nominated Trump last month for his work on the Abraham Accords. Pakistan also announced a nomination in June for resolving tensions with India earlier this year.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt praised the latest nomination, posting on X, “Give him the Nobel Peace Prize!”
Trump’s foreign policy move also came after Cambodia received a surprise tariff cut from the White House. On Friday, Trump slashed the import tax on Cambodian goods from 49 percent to 19 percent.
That decision came as part of Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, which originally targeted Cambodia with the steepest rate in Southeast Asia.
The lower rate likely saved Cambodia’s fragile economy, which heavily depends on exports to the U.S. from companies like Gap, Nike, and Levi’s.
Chanthol said the tariff relief was a game-changer. “We are thankful for President Trump’s decision. It was fair and reasonable,” he said.
Thailand and Indonesia were also hit with 19 percent tariffs. Vietnam faced a 20 percent rate.
Cambodia’s government pointed to the reduced tariffs and Trump’s direct role in securing peace as reasons behind their nomination.
Netanyahu also backed Trump in July, saying he “created new opportunities to expand the circle of peace and normalization” in the Middle East.
In June, Trump ordered a mission that crippled Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, strengthening Israel’s regional position.
The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded on December 10 in Oslo, Norway, on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death.
If Trump wins, it would mark the first Nobel Peace Prize awarded to a U.S. president since Barack Obama received one in 2009.
But unlike Obama, Trump’s nomination is tied to clear and immediate de-escalation of armed conflict.
Cambodia’s statement ended with a sharp contrast. “While others gave speeches,” Chanthol said, “President Trump stopped a war.”
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