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Summary

Trump’s confrontational approach to Ukraine, overshadowing any potential diplomatic achievement, raises doubts about his Nobel Peace Prize chances.

Critics, including Norwegian lawmaker Christian Tybring-Gjedde, who previously nominated Trump, warn that a Russia-leaning deal unsettles Europe.

Trump’s testy meeting with President Zelenskyy, marked by demands for gratitude and threats of withdrawing support, has stoked fears that negotiations are collapsing.

The Nobel Committee’s focus on honorable conduct also factors in, with Trump’s hostility toward the press and Europe’s concerns over territorial aggression undermining the "greatest benefit of humankind" requirement.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 58 minutes ago

Until they create a Nobel Piece prize, as in Piece of Shit, he has no chance. He'd be a shoe in for that, though.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 12 hours ago

There may be an argument to award him one posthumously if he can somehow take control of Air Force One while Musk, Vance and RFK Jr. are onboard and crash it directly into Putin.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago

Truely the stupidest person alive.

[–] [email protected] 166 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Zelensky deserves a peace prize for not punching Trump right in his fat face during that horrible meeting.

[–] OutlierBlue 74 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The Nobel committee has a great opportunity to make a point here.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

It really would be a hilarious thumb of the nose at Trump. I for one would love to see it for that reason alone.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

He should start by doing something, anything, to make the world a more peaceful place.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Not necessarily, helping commit the Gaza Genocide might be enough.

The Nobel Peace Prize has a long tradition of awarding Genociders and war mongers from Henry Kissinger onward.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

He's rallying the EU against us, will probably make the EU stronger than ever, which is probably good for peace there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago

Obliterating the United States on the world stage stands a pretty good chance of doing that in the long term, actually. He just won't be around to see it. Neither will most Americans.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago

Has he considered restoring funding to USAID? That might legit qualify.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Trumps still butthurt that Obama got a Peace Prize and he didn't.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Yea, but it was kinda weird that Obama was awarded for .... wait what did he do again?

But Obama did live up to the principals. He ordered hundreds of drone strikes and assassinations, and Trump has never touched Obama's deportation numbers. But he did host the beer summit for the racist pig who arrested his old professor. So I guess he's got that going for him, which is nice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

He basically was ''not Bush'' and promoting the exact opposite of what Trump is doing now. I always wished he would have graciously rejected it, to preserve the prize's value.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

Obama was a strong opponent against Nuclear accelerationism and climate change. Before his presidency he had already been around the world giving speeches about lasting peace and quelling of violence, and was a strong supporter of the United Nations as a vehicle for policy change across the world. Nominations for the 2009 award closed 11 days after he entered office.

"We have not given the prize for what may happen in the future. We are awarding Obama for what he has done in the past year. And we are hoping this may contribute a little bit for what he is trying to do,"

They specifically cite his speech from Cairo in June as a reason for his selection.

Afterwards, Obama met with many middle eastern leaders about establishing strong boarders to deter wars. When it was discovered that Iran had a weapons nuclear material enrichment facility, Obama broke precedent that Bush set when discovering technology supposedly used in nukular wepons, and Obama did not invade them but instead started talks which lead to the Iran Deal, a nuclear disarmament treaty.

Best president ever.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

Obama holds the record for most Doctors Without Borders hospitals bombed by a Nobel peace prize winner

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

The only one that came close to Obama's deportation numbers has been Biden.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 day ago (8 children)

He can follow his small mustached leader's approach to vacating office and everyone would gladly celebrate his accomplishment.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Personally I'm hoping for a more "French" ending but I'll take what I can get.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The Italian ending would also be acceptable.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

Getting Gaddafied would be acceptable as well.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

That seems like a terrible thing to inflict on the people of St. Helena.

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[–] Darkassassin07 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He'll probably seize one from someone he hates and claim presidential immunity for the crime.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Darkassassin07 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I remember that one; asked to see it, then just pocketed it while his guards moved in-between them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Haha what a story, Dark

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The Nobel Committee values global benefit, not political theater or coercion.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Didn't Obama get one for just being elected? Maybe there was a specific reason but the peace prizes are basically "vibes"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Obama's award still confuses me. Why not wait for actual accomplishments before handing it out?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 23 hours ago

Even Obama said he doesn't know why they gave it to him.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago

Trump need to win a pair of concert shoes.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Is there an anti-Nobel Peace Prize winner?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago

There’s the Ig Nobel Prize. It’s satirical so there’s a chance he wouldn’t understand that it’s not the real one. Which would make the ceremony funnier as he gets pelted with paper airplanes and heckled.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Winning that you usually end up dead in a bunker by your own hand covered in petrol, dead via bayonet to the anus, or beaten to death by a crowd along with your wife and strung upside-down.

[–] OutlierBlue 11 points 1 day ago

In that case, I'd like to nominate him.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

“Keeping Up With the Kissingers”

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Best I can do is a Nibble a Piece of Shit Prize.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

What are you talking about NBC? This is nonsense.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

They would have to do a joint Trump-Putin prize, then.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Seems more likely to win the Putin's removed Prize.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't think they give Nobel Prizes to pieces of shit.

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