Bookies have him favored as the pick to take the prestigious international prize this Friday.
By Catholics for Catholics
Despite the naysayers and his most vociferous detractors, President Donald Trump has been catapulted to the top of the betting markets as the favorite candidate to win the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
Bookies have slashed his odds in half following the progress made in a ceasefire between Gaza and Israel, according to Newsmax. Just days ago, Trump’s odds stood at 6/1, according to Oddspedia.
But now, the odds in favor of Trump have tightened to 2/1, making him the clear favorite. His closest competitors come from Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms at 5/2, followed by Russian political figure Yulia Navalnaya at 4/1.
Navalnaya is the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. He was the leading critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who died in an Arctic penal colony on Feb. 16, 2024.
While Russian officials said he died of natural causes, his family and much of the international community have accused the Kremlin of responsibility.
Newsmax reported that more than 250 other names remain in the line of argument, including global leaders, humanitarian organizations, and activists.
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Several high-profile figures and organizations often critical of Trump are also among the top 10, including UNRWA, Thunberg, the ICC, and Pope Leo, who has reportedly told U.S. bishops to speak out against Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement deporting illegal criminals.
“They will never give me a Nobel Peace Prize,” Trump said in February as he sought to settle long-running wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. “It’s too bad — I deserve it.”
For years and especially during the 2024 campaign trail, Trump vowed to be the world’s peacemaker. Some of his leading international foes concede he has been just that, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
“For the first time in decades, hundreds of years, thousands of years, this prospect of peace that you’ve made possible, Canada stands four square behind and we will do everything we can to support those efforts,” Carney said. The prime minister has had public sparring with Trump over trade, tariffs, and Trump’s calls to make his nation America’s 51st state.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner will be announced Friday at 5 a.m. ET during a formal ceremony in Sweden.
📊 Top 10 betting favorites:
Other prominent figures in the running include Elon Musk (33/1) and Julian Assange (50/1).
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