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highplainsdem

(48,973 posts)
Wed Feb 28, 2018, 09:49 PM Feb 2018

Nobel committee investigating possibly fake Trump nomination for Peace Prize

Last edited Wed Feb 28, 2018, 11:22 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: The Hill

The Nobel Peace Prize awarding committee is investigating an allegedly fraudulent nomination of President Trump for the coveted international award, according to Wednesday reports.

"I can say that we have good reason to believe that [Trump’s nomination] is a fake," Nobel Institute Director Olav Njølstad told Norwegian broadcaster NRK, according to the BBC.

Njølstad did not say whether the committee has specific suspects, but the Nobel Institution has filed a report with the Norwegian police, according to Spanish news agency EFE.

Potential recipients can only be nominated by a select group that includes national ministers, members of parliaments, certain university professors and former honorees.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/376014-nobel-committee-investigating-fake-trump-nomination-for-peace-prize



Njølstad also said that "the same 'fake' nomination probably took place last year too."

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Editing to add more on this from USA Today:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/28/trump-nobel-peace-prize-nomination-fake-nobel-institute-suspects/382818002/


People eligible to submit nominations include select lawmakers, former winners and some academics. The institute keeps details about proposals and deliberations secret for 50 years.

The unidentified American who nominated the U.S. president reportedly cited Trump's "ideology of peace by force" for their submission. A similar reason accompanied a nomination for Trump to win the 2017 prize.
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Nobel committee investigating possibly fake Trump nomination for Peace Prize (Original Post) highplainsdem Feb 2018 OP
Trump nominated hisself Chipper Chat Feb 2018 #1
Nah. Heard it was some guy named John Barron. N/T Whiskeytide Mar 2018 #13
trump is so jealous of Obama thbobby Feb 2018 #2
John Miller did it. Historic NY Feb 2018 #3
Or John Barron? Or maybe they did it together? Hahahaha Freethinker65 Feb 2018 #5
Nominations phoned in by "John Barron" and "John Miller". Golden Raisin Feb 2018 #4
Trump's nomination is fake news? marylandblue Feb 2018 #6
Or the troll factory in Moscow? fierywoman Feb 2018 #7
Aaaand...not The Onion.... dhill926 Feb 2018 #8
This...... pbmus Feb 2018 #9
Okay kids, all together now... calimary Feb 2018 #10
Just edited the OP to add more info from USA Today. highplainsdem Feb 2018 #11
Was that one of Jared's jobs? OhNo-Really Mar 2018 #12
"peace by force" Skittles Mar 2018 #14
Hope Hicks did it to make up for the "white lie" comment gopiscrap Mar 2018 #15
WTH? gademocrat7 Mar 2018 #16

thbobby

(1,474 posts)
2. trump is so jealous of Obama
Wed Feb 28, 2018, 09:53 PM
Feb 2018

White supremacists must be so proud. Comparing trump to Obama. Millions of jokes to be made here.

gademocrat7

(10,656 posts)
16. WTH?
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 08:10 AM
Mar 2018

Chump will never ever be worthy of such a distinguished honor. He could win the worst person in the world prize.

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