‘Will Nominate For Nobel Peace If…’: Hillary Clinton’s Unusual Endorsement For Trump

Last Updated:August 15, 2025, 19:18 IST

Hillary Clinton said she would nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize if he ends Ukraine war without conceding territory to Russia.

Hillary Clinton (Image Credit: AFP)

Former US First Lady Hillary Clinton has said that she would nominate President Donald Trump, against whom she contested Presidential election in 2016, for the Nobel Peace Prize if he can pull off a lasting end to the war in Ukraine.

While speaking on Fox News co-host Jessica Tarlov’s Raging Moderates podcast, the former Secretary of State said that she would willingly nominate the President if he could bring an end to the war in Ukraine without allowing his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to take territory from its neighbour.

“Honestly, 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, something we haven’t seen, but maybe this is the opportunity…," she said as reported by the New York Post.

Clinton further said that the Alaska summit may be an opportunity for Trump to make it clear to Putin “that there must be a ceasefire, there will be no exchange of territory between Russia and Ukraine.

“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," she added,

Clinton’s unusual endorsement for Trump came ahead of the latter’s meeting with Putin in Alaska on Friday (local time) to discuss the future of conflict-torn Ukraine.

Trump has characterised the meeting as a step toward ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, hinting that a territorial swap could be part of a deal. Ahead of the high-stakes meeting, Trump said that his main objective is to bring Putin to the negotiating table — not to strike a deal on behalf of Ukraine. He also maintained hat the meeting could be over in a few minutes if Putin does not compromise. Trump also expressed confidence that Russia and Ukraine would make peace.

The summit marks a significant moment in the months-long efforts by the United States to broker a peace between Russia and Ukraine. Putin, while praising Trump’s mediation efforts, has shown no signs of compromise as Moscow intensified its campaign against Ukraine, frustrating the US President.

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