In a recent development, Representative Claudia Tenney, a Republican from New York, has put forward former President Donald Trump's name for the Nobel Peace Prize.
This nomination comes in the wake of an attack that claimed the lives of three American soldiers, allegedly by Iranian proxies. Tenney's nomination of Trump is based on his instrumental role in the "historic" Abraham Accords treaty.
"Donald Trump was instrumental in facilitating the first new peace agreements in the Middle East in almost 30 years," Tenney stated to Fox News Digital. "For decades, bureaucrats, foreign policy 'professionals,' and international organizations insisted that additional Middle East peace agreements were impossible without a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. President Trump proved that to be false."
The Nobel Peace Prize has previously recognized the peace accord between Israel and Egypt in 1978 and the Oslo Accords in 1994. However, Tenney pointed out that Trump's role in brokering an agreement between Israel and four of its Arab neighbors, aimed at normalizing diplomatic and economic relations, has not been acknowledged.
"The valiant efforts by President Trump in creating the Abraham Accords were unprecedented and continue to go unrecognized by the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, underscoring the need for his nomination today. Now more than ever, when Joe Bidens weak leadership on the international stage is threatening our countrys safety and security, we must recognize Trump for his strong leadership and his efforts to achieve world peace. I am honored to nominate former President Donald Trump today and am eager for him to receive the recognition he deserves," Tenney stated.
Trump, who is currently leading the race to be the Republican presidential nominee, has been nominated for the Abraham Accords peace agreement multiple times, but did not receive the award during his presidency.
In 2020, Trump's first nomination came from Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian Parliament, who lauded his efforts toward resolving protracted conflicts worldwide. Later, Laura Huhtasaari, an MEP and a member of the right-wing Swedish Finns Party, nominated Trump for the 2021 prize "in recognition of his endeavors to end the era of endless wars, construct peace by encouraging conflicting parties for dialogue and negotiations, as well as underpin internal cohesion and stability of his country."
Trump's nomination by the Finns Party followed his successful facilitation of an agreement for economic relations between Serbia and Kosovo. He then received a third nomination from a group of Australian lawmakers in September 2020.
"What he has done with the Trump Doctrine is that he has decided he would no longer have America involved in endless wars, wars which achieve nothing but the killing of thousands of young Americans and enormous debts imposed on America," Australian legal scholar David Flint told Sky News Australia. "He's reducing America's tendency to get involved in any and every war."
The Nobel Peace Prize winner will be announced in October.
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