Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures during an anti-government protest on Jan. 9, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela. (Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)
During a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Trump was asked about the Nobel Peace Prize, but did not comment on the award in his response. Instead, he focused on the possibility of addressing Israel's Knesset.
Earlier this week, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a group representing the families of hostages and terror victims formed after Oct. 7, appealed to the committee on Trump’s behalf.
"In this past year, no leader or organization has contributed more to peace around the world than President Trump. While many have spoken eloquently about peace, he has achieved it. While others have offered empty promises, he has delivered tangible results that have saved countless lives," the forum wrote in a letter to the committee dated Oct. 6.
"He has not merely spoken of peace — he has delivered it," the forum added.
Hostage families in Washington upon receiving the news of President Trump’s announcement of an agreement that will bring all the hostages home. (Liri Agami and Alon Kaplun)
Weeks prior to that meeting, the U.S. and Israel carried out major operations that destroyed Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, as both countries warned a nuclear Tehran would be a threat to the world.
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Trump was nominated for the award in the past but was not selected. Notably, U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., nominated Trump for the prize in 2020 when he brokered the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between Israel and Arab nations.
Had he won, Trump would have become the fifth U.S. president to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Previous laureates include former President Barack Obama, former President Jimmy Carter, former President Woodrow Wilson and former President Theodore Roosevelt.
Fox News Digital’s Greg Wehner and Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
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