Who nominated Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize? All you need to know

As one of most divisive US Election 2020 is just around corner, a far-right rwegian politician has proposed US President Donald Trump for 2021 bel Peace Prize. While talking to Fox News on September 9, Christian Tybring-Gjedde from rwegia’s Progress Party cited Republican President’s work in encouraging peace deal between United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel. According to him, committee should evaluate “facts” and t on his behaviour sometimes and confessed that he t a big supporter of Republican president but  “Donald Trump meets criteria.”

Christian Tybring-Gjedde, who serves as chair of rwegian delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly, said, “For his merit, I think he has done more trying to create peace between nations than most or peace prize minees."

" committee should look at facts and judge him on facts - t on way he behaves sometimes,” he ded.

Who is Christian Tybring-Gjedde?

Christian Tybring-Gjedde was one of two rwegian lawmakers who h minated Donald Trump for bel Peace Prize back in 2018 as well citing US President’s efforts in reconciling relations between both Koreas. se minations can be me by any select group of people or organisations and in 2020, committee h reportedly received 318 minations for bel Peace Prize, out of all 211 area individuals and 107 are organisations. 

bel Peace Prize was awarded to former US President Barack Obama in 2009, just two months after his first term in White House h started. far-right rwegian lawmaker has been a member of Storting, rwegian Parliament, since 2005 and is kwn to be pro-Israel. He has proposed immigration policies that according to him are ‘too welcoming’. In 2006, Tybring-Gjedde h minated Dutch-American activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali who is also a writer and politician critical of Islam. 

In several instances in past, Christian Tybring-Gjedde has reportedly demanded immigrants to just to rwegian society and has called Muslim hescarves an “Islamic uniform” and have even compared same to robes worn by members of Ku Klux Klan, an American white supremacist hate group.

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Trump 'houred' to be minated

Following news, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, in a statement, said Donald Trump is "houred" to be considered by bel Committee for Peace Prize. She also ded that peace deal prompting rwegian lawmaker to minate US President is a testament of “bold diplomacy” and that official signing ceremony of UAE-Israel peace pack would take place on September 15.

White House Press Secretary statement re, “Today, President Donald J. Trump was minated for 2021 bel Peace Prize for his leership in brokering Abraham Accords, bringing about full rmalisation of relations between Israel and United Arab Emirates and marking a major step toward a more peaceful Middle East. This peace deal is a testament to bold diplomacy and vision of President Trump, and he is houred to be considered by bel Committee. President Trump will host Israeli and Emirati delegations for a signing ceremony of Abraham Accords on September 15 at White House”. 

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(With AP inputs)