Trump on the Nobel Peace Prize: 'Maybe for the Abraham Accords' — 'We're Going to Be Filling It Up' (April 24, 2025)

Asked whether he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, President Donald Trump pointed to the peace deals of his first term. “Well, maybe for the Abraham Accords. I don’t want to get ahead of myself on this one, but they say for the Abraham Accords,” Trump said in the Oval Office on April 24, 2025, according to the transcript published by the American Presidency Project [1].

“A lot of countries want to come into the Abraham Accords,” he said. “And we’re going to be filling up the Abraham Accords.” [1]

The video above shows Trump with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on April 24, 2025. Quotes are from the American Presidency Project [1][2][3][4].

”No Leader Is Working Harder”

“There’s great, enormous opportunity to grow the Abraham Accords,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. “But I would just point to one thing: Of all the leaders in the world today, no leader is working harder to prevent wars or end them than President Trump is right now.” [1]

“It’s the desire to prevent these wars from breaking out and to end the ones that exist already,” Rubio said [1].

On Iran, Trump said: “But I think we’re doing very well with respect to Iran, and we’re having very serious meetings. And there are only two options, and the one option is not a good option.” [1]

“Vladimir, STOP!”

A reporter asked about Trump’s post that morning on Truth Social, “Vladimir, STOP!” after Russian missile strikes on Ukraine. “I didn’t like last night,” Trump said [1].

“I wasn’t happy with it. And we’re in the midst of talking peace, and missiles were fired. And I was not happy with it,” he said [1].

“This war is endable. Both sides just have to agree to it. We’ve shown them a pathway forward,” Rubio said. “We’ve shown them the finish line. We need both of them to say yes.” [1]

“And we want to end that war. We want to end it quickly,” Trump said [1].

“I have no allegiance to anybody. I have allegiance to saving lives, and I want to save a lot of lives,” Trump said. “But Biden spent $350 billion on this, and it’s a shame. And that’s what got me involved.” [1]

“Given by Barack Obama”

Asked whether Ukraine would have to give up Crimea, Trump said it was lost on Obama’s watch. “That was 11 years ago with Obama, and they made a decision. There wasn’t a bullet fired,” he said [1].

“That was given by Barack Obama when he was President, not by Donald Trump,” Trump said [1].

”That’s for Another Day”

Asked about Greenland, Trump said: “Well, Greenland is going to be interesting, but that’s for another day. I think we need that for international peace.” [1]

On the economy, he said: “Energy just hit $1.98 in a couple of States. It’s way down.” [1]

“So we just had a big Easter egg hunt at the White House—thousands and thousands of eggs—and the price was down 87 percent, so we did a great job,” Trump said [1].

“200 Years”

Støre noted a milestone: “this year is 200 years since the first immigration from Norway to the U.S.” [1]

“We are allies. We look after security in the north, in the Arctic,” Støre said [1].

He invited Trump to visit. “He’s welcome to visit Norway. We would like to have him, and it will be another way of emphasizing this strong friendship,” Støre said [1].

On trade, Trump said: “But I think the Prime Minister knows that over the years the United States has been very good to a lot of people, and it’s time for us to benefit also.” [1]

At lunch, a reporter asked Støre whether Trump deserves a Nobel nomination. “On that prize, you know, that is a committee taking care of that, which is completely working on its own terms. And I cannot comment on that,” he said [2].

“But thank you very much for that question,” Trump told the reporter, to laughter [2].

”We’ve Been Meeting With China”

Asked about China’s claim that reports of trade talks were fake news, Trump said: “Well, they had a meeting this morning, so I can’t tell you.” [2]

“We may reveal it later, but they had meetings this morning, and we’ve been meeting with China,” Trump said [2].

Would he visit Norway? “I want to go skiing,” Trump said. “I love Norway.” [2]

By the Numbers

4: countries in the Abraham Accords, per Trump [1].
200 years: since the first Norwegian immigration to the U.S., per Støre [1].
11 years: since Crimea was lost, per Trump [1].

What Happened Next

The Accords grew. “Kazakhstan is the first Country of my Second Term to join the Abraham Accords, the first of many,” Trump posted on Nov. 6, 2025, after a call between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev [3].

“Today, more Nations are lining up to embrace Peace and Prosperity through my Abraham Accords,” Trump wrote [3].

Then came Iran. On June 21, 2025, Trump announced U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. “Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated,” he said [4].

For Trump meeting Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican two days later, see HYGO News’ page on April 26, 2025. For Trump on Iran’s nuclear program a week earlier, see the page on April 17, 2025.