The newest way to influence Trump: Nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize

WASHINGTON AP World leaders lawmakers and even one Native American tribe are deploying a novel strategy for remaining on good terms with Presidential Donald Trump Praise his peacemaking efforts and nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize The announcements of nominations are piling up for the mercurial Republican president who has long coveted the prestigious award The honor according to Albert Nobel s wishes is given to the person who shall have done the majority or the best work for fraternity between nations for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses Peace prize nominations for Trump date to his first term but he s talking more in his second about how he s helping to end conflicts how he wants to be known as a peacemaker and how much he wants to be awarded a prize Fellow leaders politicians and others have taken notice Critics say Trump policies that have sown division in the U S and around the world make him unfit for a peace prize and he s being manipulated with the nominations On Monday as Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington to talk to Trump about Iran and the war in Gaza the Israeli leader had something else to share with the president as they sat across from each other at a table set for their dinner meeting in the White House Blue Room I want to present to you Mr President the letter I sent to the Nobel Prize committee It s nominating you for the peace prize which is well deserved and you should get it Netanyahu reported Trump as he rose from his seat to hand over a copy of the letter Trump thanked him Coming from you in particular this is very meaningful the president commented A group of African leaders had their turn with Trump a meager days after Netanyahu The leaders referenced the U S role in mediating a fresh agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to bring peace after decades of bloody conflict that has killed millions Representatives from both countries signed the deal in the Oval Office in front of Trump And so he is now bringing peace back to a region where that was never workable so I believe that he does deserve a Nobel Peace Prize That is my opinion explained Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema The Nobel prizes are determined in secret Nominations can come from a select group of people and organizations including heads of state or politicians serving at a national level university professors directors of foreign framework institutes past Nobel Prize recipients and members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee itself Past recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize include former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama both Democrats Last month as Trump declared the Rwanda-Congo deal he complained that he d never get a Nobel Peace Prize despite everything he s done ranging from the Abraham Accords of his first term in which Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates normalized relations with Israel to in recent weeks easing renewed tensions between India and Pakistan among others Pakistan nominated Trump for the peace prize last month but then turned around and condemned him a day later after he bombed Iran s nuclear facilities Trump later worked with Israel and Iran to end their short war As a candidate Trump promised he would end the Russia-Ukraine war on his first day in office before saying later as president that he was joking But solving that conflict as well as Israel s war against Hamas in Gaza has so far eluded Trump His supporters including lawmakers in Congress are trying to help make Trump s dream come true Sen Bernie Moreno R-Ohio has called on the Senate to nominate Trump while Sen Marsha Blackburn R-Tenn urged her social media followers to share her post if they agree with her that he deserves it Rep Claudia Tenney R-N Y just now wrote on X that she has now nominated Trump twice and will continue to do so until he is awarded the prize He has done more for world peace than any modern leader she wrote At least one Native American tribe revealed it intends to nominate Trump too No world leader has dedicated more time and effort to promoting global peace than President Donald Trump Marshall Pierite chairman of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana reported in a announcement Source