70,000 Cambodian Buddhist Monks Back Nomination of Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

The Cambodian nomination followed the U.S. president’s assistance in ending Cambodia’s recent border conflict with Thailand.

A Cambodian Buddhist monk holds a portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump as he takes part in a march for peace following a border conflict with Thailand in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Aug. 10, 2025. Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP

President Donald Trump has received the support of 70,000 Cambodian Buddhist monks for recognition by the Nobel Committee for his peacemaking efforts.

The monks said in an Aug. 19 public statement that they were wholeheartedly supportive of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in his nomination of the U.S. president for the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month.