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16. Maddow Blog-White House lobbying for a Nobel prize for Trump takes a farcical turn
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 07:02 PM
Aug 2025

The White House called for the president to receive one Nobel prize in the morning and a different Nobel prize in the afternoon. But why stop there?

FIRST, Trump has done shit! SECOND, a CRIMINAL, RAPING, BULLY NEVER GETS A PEACE PRIZE!

Here Trump, here’s your prize 🖕!

White House lobbying for a Nobel prize for Trump takes a farcical turn www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Tabby (@tabbys-corner.bsky.social) 2025-08-01T19:56:45.440Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/white-house-lobbying-nobel-prize-trump-takes-farcical-turn-rcna222492

Donald Trump’s desperate and yearslong desire for a Nobel prize is well documented. In fact, after his defeat in 2020, the Republican president released a weird, campaign-style video that suggested he’d already received a Nobel prize.....

And then, of course, there’s the White House. The Hill reported:

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said Thursday that President Trump deserves a Nobel Prize for his commitment to ‘restructuring’ global trade rates. ‘I’m thinking that since he’s basically taught the world trade economics, he might be up for the Nobel on economics...,’ Navarro said during an appearance on Fox Business Network.


He didn’t appear to be kidding.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3lvb4cey2y42o




.....Roughly six hours later, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, reading from prepared notes, told reporters that Trump “has brokered on average about one peace deal or ceasefire per month during his six months in office.” She added, “It’s well past time that President Trump was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.”
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3lvbqhiao6y2u



She seemed to overlook Trump’s vow to end the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza — a promise he apparently doesn't know how to keep.

Nevertheless, to recap, the White House called for the president to receive one Nobel prize in the morning and a different Nobel prize in the afternoon.......

Or maybe everyone involved can just cut to the chase and simply rename Nobel prizes and agree to call them “Trump Prizes”? Given recent events, it seems inevitable that some GOP lawmaker will introduce a resolution along those lines sometime soon.

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Begging for a Peace Prize kinda takes the purpose out of the process but he has no shame Deuxcents Jul 2025 #1
No shame is right. Npr had a segment about Trump breaking all "norms" Demovictory9 Jul 2025 #4
They'll probably give the economics one to Powell just on the off chance drumpf dies of a stroke when he hears it Takket Jul 2025 #2
You must be kidding! vishnura Jul 2025 #3
Trumpmight eventually threaten Nirway if he doesnt get it Demovictory9 Jul 2025 #6
Noble-Peace-Orangutan. chouchou Jul 2025 #5
How about one in History for Propaganda? haele Jul 2025 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 2025 #8
Meanwhile, India and Pakistan are saying he had no role in ending that dustup RazorbackExpat Jul 2025 #9
Come on, graphic artists, let'ds create some of our own, and send them to congress to be read into the record. usonian Jul 2025 #10
It'd be hilarious if he received a participation trophy instead sakabatou Jul 2025 #11
These people are fucking insane. LudwigPastorius Jul 2025 #12
well, one MIGHT argue that at least a cockroach B.See Aug 2025 #20
I keep pinching myself to see if I can wake up from this nightmare LS0999 Jul 2025 #13
Plus a Nobel in physics because as a child he explained nuclear to his uncle at MIT dalton99a Jul 2025 #14
How about winning the Tour de France, might as well. jeffreyi Jul 2025 #15
Maddow Blog-White House lobbying for a Nobel prize for Trump takes a farcical turn LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #16
Karoline Leavitt - what an embarrasding job she has Demovictory9 Aug 2025 #18
Maybe giving him a book or two of McDonald's gift certificates would do the trick. Xavier Breath Aug 2025 #17
Why stop with two? Retrograde Aug 2025 #19
Golfing too Demovictory9 Aug 2025 #22
Right iemanja Aug 2025 #21
What's next? Mount Rushmore Emile Aug 2025 #23
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