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Eugene

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Thu Sep 25, 2025, 10:20 PM Sep 2025

Nobel Committee Member Has Some Really Bad News for Trump's Relentless Prize Push [View all]

Source: The Daily Beast

Nobel Committee Member Has Some Really Bad News for Trump’s Relentless Prize Push

Ewan Palmer
Thu, September 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM EDT·3 min read

Donald Trump’s open pining for a Nobel Peace Prize may actually damage the president’s chances of ever being awarded the prestigious honor and the $1 million that comes with it.

While not mentioning the president by name, Asle Toje, deputy leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said that “influence campaigns” are more likely to have “a negative effect than a positive one” when the panel decides who gets the annual award.

“Some candidates push for it really hard and we do not like it,” Toje told Reuters. “We are used to work in a locked room without being attempted to be influenced. It is hard enough as it is to reach an agreement among ourselves, without having more people trying to influence us.”

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As I've said before, Trump will indeed win the Nobel edbermac Sep 2025 #1
Try this Benedict Donald bunny planet Sep 2025 #22
And, Anyone with a brain would Cha Sep 2025 #2
And that is the way it should be. Aussie105 Sep 2025 #3
I hope they give it to Joe Biden LyfeTimeDem Sep 2025 #4
Better: "Obama" Grins Sep 2025 #6
Already has one LyfeTimeDem Sep 2025 #8
How bout Kimmel? SSJVegeta Sep 2025 #10
Inside that locked room ... Grins Sep 2025 #5
Trump is funding and arming a genocide in Gaza. applegrove Sep 2025 #7
Give him a Peacza ..plain cheese in a cardboard box. chouchou Sep 2025 #9
I think Chump would be happy to buy himself the Nobel Peace Prize FakeNoose Sep 2025 #11
But what about the "Noble" Peace Prize LW1977 Sep 2025 #12
You have someone like Le Duc Tho EnergizedLib Sep 2025 #13
It's all going according to plan Conjuay Sep 2025 #20
Translated into donnie level English... rubbersole Sep 2025 #14
Trump does not deserve any award and especially does not deserve this award LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2025 #15
He'll just plan a trip to Norway and steal one Hassler Sep 2025 #16
All he has to do is die BWdem4life Sep 2025 #17
Trump's likely preparing his response to losing the award. no_hypocrisy Sep 2025 #18
Does anyone in their right mind actually think Trump even remotely has a chance? Tommy Carcetti Sep 2025 #19
He's already won the only award they'll ever give him FakeNoose Sep 2025 #21
MaddowBlog-European leaders caught mocking Trump after a false claim about ending a war LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #23
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