House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a joint international effort with Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana to nominate President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. The initiative follows Trump's role in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Both leaders praised Trump's contributions to Middle East peace during the announcement on October 14, 2025.
On October 14, 2025, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., revealed plans to collaborate with Amir Ohana, speaker of the Israeli Knesset, on a global campaign to nominate President Donald Trump for next year's Nobel Peace Prize. The effort aims to rally speakers and presidents of parliaments worldwide in recognition of Trump's work on the recent Israel-Hamas agreement.
Johnson made the announcement during a press conference amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, now in its 14th day. "I'm proud to tell you that together with my friend, Speaker Ohana of the Israeli Knesset... we're going to embark upon a project together to rally speakers and presidents of parliaments around the world so that we will jointly nominate President Donald J. Trump for next year's Nobel Peace Prize," Johnson said. "No one has ever deserved that prize more, and that is an objective fact."
The initiative comes after Trump's attendance at a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, 2025, where world leaders signed the historic ceasefire deal. As part of the agreement, Hamas released all 20 living Israeli hostages, who returned to Israel that day, while Israel began releasing Palestinian prisoners. Johnson highlighted improved treatment of hostages by Hamas following the U.S. election, noting a released hostage's account of better conditions post-November vote.
Ohana described Trump as a "colossus who will be enshrined in the pantheon of history" and a rare friend to the Jewish people. The campaign builds on endorsements from leaders including Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and the Pakistani government. Trump's involvement marks his eighth conflict intervention across two terms, extending his first-term Abraham Accords that normalized Israel-Arab relations. The deal also includes a framework for Palestinian self-determination, backed by Israel and several Arab and Muslim nations. Trump has received bipartisan praise in the U.S. for the agreement.