The Nobel Peace Prize has never been given to a city in the past, typically only going to individuals and organizations.

US President Donald Trump has for years made it clear that he wants to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. After returning to office in January 2025, he stepped up his campaign with aggressive lobbying both in public and behind closed doors.

Editors at the progressive publication recently announced that they had begun the process of nominating “the city of Minneapolis and its people” for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Trump has long said he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who recently won the prize for her fight for democracy, gave her prize medal to Trump. But the Norwegian Nobel Committee said the award can’t be revoked, shared or transferred.

The Nobel Foundation firmly rejected Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado's symbolic transfer of her Peace Prize to Trump, stating prizes cannot be passed on.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she presented the medal to Trump "as a recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom."

Maria Corina Machado cannot transfer her Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump, the Norwegian Nobel committee has said.

The president said he no longer needs to think “purely of Peace” after not winning the Nobel Peace Prize in a letter to the Norwegian Prime Minister.

President Trump recently signed the charter for his Board of Peace, which has many wondering about his chances and odds to win the Nobel Peace Prize.