Donald Trump hates ex-President Barack Obama. He hates him for his continuing popularity (which puts him far more popular than Trump in poll after poll). And he especially hates him for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Four presidents have won that honor (Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, and Barack Obama), and it is a fervent desire of Trump's to do the same.
Trump has whined on Truth Social that he deserves the prize. In their desire to please Trump several countries' leaders have nominated him (Israel, Rwanda, Gabon, Azerbaijan, and Cambodia). And in a particularly ridiculous move, Trump cold-called Swedish Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg. He discussed tariffs, and then expressed his desire to get a Nobel Peace Prize.
Before Trump's journey to Alaska for a summit with Vladimir Putin, Trump had been insistent that he would be harsh with Putin - demanding a ceasefire with the threat severe sanctions against Russia if they refused. If he had followed through - getting a ceasefire or imposing the sanctions - that could have gone a long way toward achieving his desire for the Nobel Peace Prize. Sadly, that did not happen.
Instead, Trump was manipulated by Putin into abandoning his desire for a ceasefire - instead acceding to Russia's stance that a peace plan must be accompanied by Ukraine giving territory to Russia. It was a craven appeasement, and it likely crushed any remote hope of getting the Nobel Peace Prize.
That prestigious prize is not awarded to those who wish for it - no matter how fervent the desire. And it is not awarded to bullies who threaten tariffs. It is earned by those who make a positive impact for the good of the civilized world. It is earned by standing up to vicious dictators - not appeasing them.
Peace is not achieved through appeasement. The world learned that after the failure of the Munich Agreement. It's to his own detriment (and that of the world) that Trump doesn't learn from history.
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