Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) has officially nominated former President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize, a move that comes just days after an Iranian-backed rebel group claimed the lives of three American soldiers in Jordan.
In her statement, Tenney emphasized Trump’s pivotal role in brokering the first new peace agreements in the Middle East in nearly three decades. She challenged the long-held belief of bureaucrats and foreign policy experts that additional Middle East peace deals were contingent on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a notion Trump decisively disproved.
Trump has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. https://t.co/GpzR6fvT4t
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) January 31, 2024
While two previous Middle East peace accords earned the Nobel Peace Prize – the Israel-Egypt accord in 1978 and the Oslo Accords in 1994 – the groundbreaking Abraham Accords, facilitated by Trump, have gone unrecognized by the Nobel Committee. The AJC describes these accords as transformative agreements that normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, with later ties renewed with Morocco.
The Abraham Accords, hailed as a game-changer in the Middle East by the American Jewish Committee, have fostered direct flights, people-to-people exchanges, business partnerships, and government agreements, leading to investment and growth in the region.
The timing of Trump’s nomination poses a political challenge for Democrats, especially as recent Gallup polls indicate only 32% of Americans approve of President Biden’s handling of foreign affairs, the economy, and conflicts in the Middle East.
Amid Biden’s foreign affairs struggles, Trump’s nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize adds to the contrast. Rep. Tenney emphasized the need to recognize Trump’s strong leadership and peace efforts, stating, “Now more than ever, when Joe Biden’s weak leadership on the international stage is threatening our country’s safety and security, we must recognize Trump for his strong leadership and his efforts to achieve world peace.”
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) says Trump should get a Nobel Peace Prize for the Abraham Accords policy: “Instead of waiting for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to resolve itself … Donald Trump took the novel approach.” (She blames Biden for the Israel/Hamas war going on now.) pic.twitter.com/uWZsim3pyO
— Eric Kleefeld (@EricKleefeld) February 2, 2024
This marks Trump’s third Nobel Peace Prize nomination, with the announcement of this year’s winner expected in October.
