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Donald Trump recently reacted to former First Lady and his 2016 presidential election rival, Hillary Clinton’s mild promise of praise, as she said that she would nominate the US President for the Nobel Peace Prize if he can secure a lasting end to the war in Ukraine.
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“Did you see that Hillary Clinton yesterday said that if you got this deal done and not capitulate to Putin, that she would nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize?” Fox News host Brett Baier asked aboard Air Force One.
To this, Trump responded, “Well, uh, that was … very nice.”
“I may have to start liking her again,” he added.
Baier: Hillary Clinton said that if you got this deal done and not capitulate to Putin, she would nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize?
Trump: That was very nice. I might have to start liking her again. pic.twitter.com/AuiPkbHBRl
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 15, 2025
Clinton’s surprising Nobel Peace Prize endorsement for Trump
Speaking on Jessica Tarlov’s Raging Moderates podcast, the former Secretary of State said she would willingly put Trump’s name forward if he could end the war without allowing Russian President Vladimir Putin to take Ukrainian territory.
“If he could bring about the end to this terrible war… if he could end it without putting Ukraine in a position where it had to concede its territory to the aggressor… could really stand up to Putin,” she said.
“If President Trump were the architect of that, I’d nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize. Because my goal here is to not allow capitulation to Putin,” Clinton added.
Trump’s summit in Alaska with Putin concluded on Friday after only a few hours, with no agreement reached to end the war in Ukraine, despite cordial exchanges between the two leaders.
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“There’s no deal until there’s a deal,” Trump acknowledged, while Putin described their discussions as merely a “reference point” for resolving the conflict and, importantly, a possible starting point for improved diplomatic and economic relations between Washington and Moscow.
Trumps eyes Nobel Peace Prize
Trump, during several instances, has expressed his desire of being honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize.
Earlier, he was nominated for the prize by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who described the US president’s leadership “of a just cause”.
“I want to express the appreciation and admiration not only of all Israelis, but of the Jewish people and many, many admirers around the world, for your leadership, your leadership of the free world, your leadership of a just cause, and the pursuit of peace and security which you are leading in many lands, but now especially in the Middle East. President has an extraordinary team, and I think our teams together make an extraordinary combination to meet challenges and seize opportunities,” Netanyahu said before presenting the letter to the US president.
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Thanking Netanyahu, he said, “This I did not know. Wow, thank you very much. Coming from you in particular, this is very meaningful.”
(With inputs from agencies)
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