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MissMillie

(38,553 posts)
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 09:55 AM Sep 2020

Norwegian lawmaker nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Source: AP (via MSN)

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A far-right Norwegian lawmaker said Wednesday that he has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East.

Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian Parliament for the far-right Progress Party, said Trump should be considered because of his work “for a peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel which opens up for possible peace in the Middle East.”





Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/norwegian-lawmaker-nominates-trump-for-nobel-peace-prize/ar-BB18RhVv?li=BBnb7Kz



“No matter how Trump acts at home and what he says at press conferences,..."

Well, his words and behavior here haven't created any peace in our country. Quite the contrary.
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Norwegian lawmaker nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize (Original Post) MissMillie Sep 2020 OP
I'm sure the Nobel Committee will be all over that. groundloop Sep 2020 #1
Trump spent so much money on personal aggrandizements that he is now NCjack Sep 2020 #2
So he could definitely use that prize money! Layzeebeaver Sep 2020 #24
Oh, barf! n/t Chrysanthemum Sep 2020 #3
my visceral reaction precisely!! Gag! onetexan Sep 2020 #7
I wonder if Norwegians will reconsider his election next time? LiberalFighter Sep 2020 #4
I wonder how much of the campaign fund went for that 'expense'. Siwsan Sep 2020 #5
I wonder James48 Sep 2020 #6
???? raging moderate Sep 2020 #8
We are through the looking glass, officially. nt cry baby Sep 2020 #9
Yup! BlueWavePsych Sep 2020 #29
How much did the Russians pay him.................. turbinetree Sep 2020 #10
Mussolini was nominated in 1935, Hitler in 1939, Stalin in 1945 and 1948 dalton99a Sep 2020 #11
Pardon me for a moment Sherman A1 Sep 2020 #12
yeah, nominated by a closeted nazi. yeah great endorcement. Javaman Sep 2020 #13
The boastful chortling will be nauseating. -nt CrispyQ Sep 2020 #14
One racist nominating another racist no surprises here.. Kris Mac Sep 2020 #15
PUKE! mysteryowl Sep 2020 #16
SHAMEFUL! BlueMTexpat Sep 2020 #17
Consider the source... BlueIdaho Sep 2020 #18
Just read about the guy who nominated him, another wacko Escurumbele Sep 2020 #19
There's one in every crowd. ...nt 2naSalit Sep 2020 #20
Lots of people can nominate for this... TomVilmer Sep 2020 #21
I hope he waited for the check to clear before he made this move . . . Journeyman Sep 2020 #22
Tybring-Gjedde is a an anti-Islamic xenophobe. LudwigPastorius Sep 2020 #23
White supremacist cp Sep 2020 #25
If Benedict Donald wins the Nobel Peace Prize, generalbetrayus Sep 2020 #26
Carter negotiated peace between Israel and Egypt. OnlinePoker Sep 2020 #27
Oh good! He can hang that in his cell. In prison. truthisfreedom Sep 2020 #28

Layzeebeaver

(1,623 posts)
24. So he could definitely use that prize money!
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 12:42 PM
Sep 2020

But he doesn’t even deserve a publishers clearing house payment.

Javaman

(62,521 posts)
13. yeah, nominated by a closeted nazi. yeah great endorcement.
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 11:02 AM
Sep 2020

but psychopath narcissist nub orange asshole thinks it's just fine.

Kris Mac

(16 posts)
15. One racist nominating another racist no surprises here..
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 11:11 AM
Sep 2020

He was nominated by Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a Norwegian far-right politician, anti-immigration activist, Islamophobe and climate change denier. He currently represents the anti-immigrant party Fremskrittspartiet, a member of the Norwegian parliament, and is arguably the most extreme MP.

TomVilmer

(1,832 posts)
21. Lots of people can nominate for this...
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 12:10 PM
Sep 2020

... to be nominated is not such a big deal, since 1000s of professors and parliamentarians can do this. Last time about 315 were nominated. I actually got The Nobel Peace Prize myself a couple of times - as a member of the groups who got it. Even all of the European Union got it once, which is why there are much debate if the prize is given to the right causes.

LudwigPastorius

(9,137 posts)
23. Tybring-Gjedde is a an anti-Islamic xenophobe.
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 12:39 PM
Sep 2020

...and probably a Russian asset, just like Trump.

He believes, for example, that the West should recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea as legitimate, and that Putin should not be condemned for engaging in a covert war in Ukraine.

generalbetrayus

(507 posts)
26. If Benedict Donald wins the Nobel Peace Prize,
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 10:44 PM
Sep 2020

he should at least receive the special Henry Kissinger edition of the award.

OnlinePoker

(5,719 posts)
27. Carter negotiated peace between Israel and Egypt.
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 12:20 AM
Sep 2020

Begin and Sadat won the Peace Prize, but Carter didn't. They were still in a state of war (cold, but still...). I don't think Israel and the UAE have ever traded blows so this treaty, while welcome, doesn't really change much in the Middle East.

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