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Donald Trump’s open pining for a Nobel Peace Prize may actually damage the president’s chances of ever being awarded the prestigious honor and the $1 million that comes with it.
While not mentioning the president by name, Asle Toje, deputy leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said that “influence campaigns” are more likely to have “a negative effect than a positive one” when the panel decides who gets the annual award.
“Some candidates push for it really hard and we do not like it,” Toje told Reuters. “We are used to work in a locked room without being attempted to be influenced. It is hard enough as it is to reach an agreement among ourselves, without having more people trying to influence us.”
Trump has made no secret of his desire to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, citing his claim that he has ended or resolved seven international conflicts since his return to the White House—even if the 79-year-old has difficulty remembering the names of the countries involved. Trump has also suggested he has ended 10 conflicts if you include “pre-wars.”
The president even complained that he does not get enough credit for his supposed peace missions during his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday.
“I ended seven wars, dealt with the leaders of each and every one of these countries, and never even received a phone call from the United Nations offering to help,” Trump said. “These are the two things I got from the United Nations, a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter,” he added, citing the technical difficulties that plagued him before and during his speech.
Asle Sveen, a historian of the award, also dismissed Trump’s hopes, telling Reuters the president has “no chance to get the Peace Prize at all,” citing his support for Israel in the war in Gaza and his attempts to appease Russian President Vladimir Putin during the invasion of Ukraine.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nobel-committee-member-really-bad-143458748.html
While not mentioning the president by name, Asle Toje, deputy leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said that “influence campaigns” are more likely to have “a negative effect than a positive one” when the panel decides who gets the annual award.
“Some candidates push for it really hard and we do not like it,” Toje told Reuters. “We are used to work in a locked room without being attempted to be influenced. It is hard enough as it is to reach an agreement among ourselves, without having more people trying to influence us.”
Trump has made no secret of his desire to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, citing his claim that he has ended or resolved seven international conflicts since his return to the White House—even if the 79-year-old has difficulty remembering the names of the countries involved. Trump has also suggested he has ended 10 conflicts if you include “pre-wars.”
The president even complained that he does not get enough credit for his supposed peace missions during his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday.
“I ended seven wars, dealt with the leaders of each and every one of these countries, and never even received a phone call from the United Nations offering to help,” Trump said. “These are the two things I got from the United Nations, a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter,” he added, citing the technical difficulties that plagued him before and during his speech.
Asle Sveen, a historian of the award, also dismissed Trump’s hopes, telling Reuters the president has “no chance to get the Peace Prize at all,” citing his support for Israel in the war in Gaza and his attempts to appease Russian President Vladimir Putin during the invasion of Ukraine.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nobel-committee-member-really-bad-143458748.html
