GOP lawmakers move to honor Trump with nomination for Nobel Peace Price, put his face on $100 bill

Republican lawmakers had been trying to honor President Donald Trump for a very long time.

Published: March 4, 2025 2:31pm

Republican lawmakers are attempting to honor President Trump for his efforts to bring peace to the Middle East and other presidential achievements by nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize and introducing a measure to put his face on a $100 bill. 

"Today I will nominate @realDonaldTrump for the Nobel Peace Prize. No one deserves it more," Republican California Rep. Darrell Issa wrote on X on Monday.

On the same day, Jonathan Wilcox, Issa’s deputy chief of staff and communications director, told The Hill newspaper that his boss did so because of the president's peace efforts in the Middle East, adding that the politician witnessed "the spirit of peace."

"From the time of his election and after being sworn in, President Trump has inspired and promoted the cause of peace – and in a way we have not heard in many years," Wilcox said. "His advocacy is an aspiration of a world without war, and we are seeing this come into focus in several regions of the world today – not just one."

On Jan. 30, another Republican, New York Rep. Claudia Tenney, nominated Trump for the award because of "his groundbreaking efforts to foster peace and cooperation between Israel, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates through the Abraham Accords."

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz also supported nominating Trump for the award.

Trump said in 2019 that he deserves the prize, but realizes that he probably would never get it, according to Axios. He also claimed that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated him for the award, as the Associated Press reported. The Guardian reported that Abe refused to deny nominating Trump for the prize.

Republican Texas Rep. Brandon Gill also honored Trump by unveiling the Golden Age Act on Monday, which would put the president's face on a $100 bill. 

"President Trump could be enjoying his golden years golfing and spending time with his family," Gill said, according to Fox News. "Instead, he took a bullet for this country and is now working overtime to secure our border, fix our uneven trade relationship with the rest of the world, make America energy independent again and put America first by ending useless foreign aid."

If passed, the bill would replace Benjamin Franklin with Trump on the $100 bill. Fox News reported that the legislation would "direct the treasury secretary to release a 'preliminary design' of the bill by the end of 2026, with a goal of circulating the notes beginning in 2029."

On Feb. 27, Republican South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson introduced a similar act to put Trump's face on a $250 bill.

Republican North Carolina Rep. Addison McDowell suggested that Washington Dulles International Airport be renamed Donald J. Trump International Airport. Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna also introduced legislation to add Trump's face to Mount Rushmore. 

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