Joining a chorus of MAGA Republican President Donald Trump's MAGA minions, current Fox News employee and former Trump administration member Kayleigh McEnany proclaimed Monday that Trump might get 34 Nobel Peace Prizes to offset his 34 felony convictions.
The Nobel prizes were established by Swedish inventor, entrepreneur, and businessman Alfred Nobel upon his death in 1896, although the first prizes were not given until 1901.
The renowned chemist's last will and testament stated his fortune would reward "those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind" in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology/medicine, and literature.
A fifth prize was established to award those who worked to promote peace.
For Nobel's Peace Prize, his will stipulated it was to be awarded to the person/organization "who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."
Anyone can be nominated—whether they worked for peace as defined by Nobel or not—by anyone who meets the submission criteria, but a person cannot nominate themselves. Most elected or appointed government officials can nominate someone or just claim to do it.
Per Nobel procedure, "neither the names of nominators nor of nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize may be divulged until 50 years have elapsed."
In past years, MAGA minions in Congress and in the former Trump administration, as well as MAGA Republican President Donald Trump himself, have bragged about nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, despite his meeting none of the criteria.
Indeed, as with his first presidency, Trump loyalists are trying to get Nobel "buzz" going about Trump.
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Which works as a PR strategy for shifty businessmen and elementary school popularity contests, but is unlikely to influence the Nobel Committee.
But now that Trump is President again, his desperate and widely mocked prize campaign is back on.
Kayleigh McEnany,Trump's former press secretary, said on air Monday:
"So, rather than World War III, we may get more peace and rather than 34 felony counts, President Trump may end up with 34 Nobel Peace Prizes."
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In an attempt to "own the libs," McEnany added:
"That is for the leftists. You can clip this and make it go viral, and go nuts."
If the video clip did go viral, it would be because of the number of people mocking it.
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According to the Nobel website:
"Since World War II, the Peace Prize has principally been awarded to honour efforts in four main areas: arms control and disarmament, peace negotiation, democracy and human rights, and work aimed at creating a better organized and more peaceful world."
"In the 21st century the Nobel Committee has embraced efforts to limit the harm done by man-made climate change and threats to the environment as relevant to the Peace Prize."
Bombing another country at the behest of a third and failing to end the conflict a person claimed they'd end in 24 hours don't appear to qualify as acts of peace, just as escalating tensions in a region by moving an embassy to disputed territory didn't during Trump's first term.
Abducting people with secret police in one's own country didn't make the list of peace-minded actions either.
Twenty-three citizens of the United States have won the Nobel Peace Prize, including four U.S. Presidents and two Vice Presidents:
- President Theodore Roosevelt (1906)
- President Woodrow Wilson (1919)
- President Jimmy Carter (2002)
- President Barack Obama (2009)
- Vice President Charles Dawes (1925)
- Vice President Al Gore (2007)
Trump has been trying hard to get one since 2016, but thus far he's been unsuccessful.
His chances in 2025 aren't looking too good either.
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