Self- proclaimed “peace president” Trump lost out on this prestigious award to Venezuelan leader María Corina Machado, for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.” Her award followed the Nobel Committee’s usual rigorous large-scale nomination process, then a selection by the Norwegian Nobel committee, reflecting its intense and thorough selection process.
Nevertheless, Trump responded to this news in typical Trump fashion, declaring to press reporters that Machado had gone out of her way to call him, dedicating and accepting her prize in his honour claiming he “really deserved it”, a humble statement from Trump, as always.
MAGA fans were quick to express their own outrage on Trumps snubbed award, pointing out his recent involvement in the Middle East, notably the Abraham Accords, as evidence of his peacekeeping credentials. Therefore, obviously why on earth would the Nobel Committee dismiss Trump in all his peacekeeper ways, I mean minus the odd trade war, nuclear conflict threat, and ‘slightly’ aggressive demeanour on X, he's an all-round stand-up guy!
Should celebrities with a mass following [...] be qualified to hold the same award as activists, philosophers and saints?
Still his robbed award begs the question, what is the criteria for a Nobel peace prize? Should celebrities with a mass following, who have tendencies to make their campaign speeches sound more like WWE promotions then ever promoting international harmony be qualified to hold the same award as activists, philosophers and saints? According to the Nobel Peace Prize committee, apparently characteristics like “humility” “kindness” and having a general strong moral character are what qualifies a peace prize, and whilst Trump claims credits for millions of lives saved, unfortunately he falls short on these key qualities by a slight smidge.