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CNN host Michael Smerconish He said there is no “character” requirement to win the Nobel Peace Prize, as he advocated for President Donald Trump. win prestigious awards next year If there is peace between Israel and Gaza.
The Nobel Committee announced on Friday that this year’s prize will be awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Who dedicated his award to TrumpIt came despite the panic Last-minute lobbying by the President and his allieswho were calling him to receive the award after T’s announcementThe first phase of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas earlier this week.
However, the deadline for the Nobel Peace Prize Enrollment The date is January 31, and the award winners are determined after an eight-month screening process.
in saturday episode smarconishThe CNN host said he polled his viewers on Friday about whether Trump should receive the award next year if peace remains between Israel and Hamas. He said the President was unlikely to get it for a deal this week “given the timing and deadline for nominations.”
“Over 35,000 people polled, not scientific, but still interesting,” Smerconish said. “Of the total number, 75 percent said ‘no,’ which I thought reflected Trump derangement syndrome more than anything else.”
Smerconish further stated that he found no explicit reference to “character” in Alfred Nobel’s will, which describes the requirements for Nobel Prizes.
He said, “I have looked at what Alfred Nobel’s will actually says, and the character is not clearly stated. It talks about establishing brotherhood among nations.” “So if he has been able to do something that no one else has been able to do, is willing and able to do, if peace has prevailed a year from now, he should be the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.”
Independent The White House has been contacted for comment.
This came after Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Jørgen Watne Friednes addressed a reporter’s question about Trump’s defeat.
“We get thousands of letters every year from people who want to say what for them leads to peace,” Friedness said. “This committee sits in a room full of portraits of all the laureates and that room is full of both courage and integrity. So we base our decision solely on the work and will of Alfred Nobel.”
Some on social media considered his response demeaning to the President, even though Friedness did not explicitly mention Trump or imply that he lacked those qualities. He reiterated in a follow-up interview cnn The committee is an independent body and reviews nominations based on the requirements of Nobel’s will.
Meanwhile, White House communications director Steven Cheung accused the Nobel committee of putting “politics above peace.”
“President Trump will continue to make peace, end wars, and save lives,” he wrote on Twitter.
Trump claimed this on Friday After winning the award, Machado called him and told him“I’m accepting it out of respect for you, because you really deserve it.” Trump called it a “very good thing.”
Trump added, “I didn’t say, ‘So give it to me,’ although I think he might have done that.” “She was very nice. And I, you know, have been helping her along the way. She – they need a lot of help in Venezuela, it’s a basic disaster.”