Many world leaders are hoping President Donald Trump will win the Nobel Peace Prize.
It started with Pakistan. Then Israel and Cambodia followed. Now, after Trump helped bring peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan on August 8, these two countries promised to send a joint nomination to the Nobel committee.
Trump has wanted the Nobel Peace Prize for a long time. Some of his supporters, including lawmakers, have nominated him many times. Trump has even made fun of former President Barack Obama, who won the prize in 2009, saying he didn’t know why Obama got it.
At the peace event, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told reporters he supports the idea of Trump winning the prize.
Sitting next to Trump, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev suggested they should send a “joint appeal” to the Nobel committee in Norway.
Aliyev said, “These countries were at war for more than 30 years, so this agreement means a lot.” He added, “This is a real result of President Trump’s leadership, and no one else could have done it.”
Pashinyan jokingly asked Trump if they could see the nomination letter so he could sign it right away. Aliyev said he would sign it too.
The leaders just want one thing in return — an invitation to the Nobel Prize ceremony.
Trump promised, “You’ll be in the front row.”
When a reporter asked Trump if he was ready for the prize announcement on October 10, he said, “I can’t say.” He added, “No matter what I do, they won’t give it to me because of who I am.”
“I’m not asking for it,” Trump said, “but a lot of people are.”
Earlier, in June, after a conflict between India and Pakistan, Pakistan nominated Trump for the Nobel Prize, thanking him for helping stop the fighting. India, however, did not say Trump helped with the ceasefire.
In July, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave Trump a letter nominating him for the prize.
On August 7, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said he nominated Trump for helping stop a border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand.
