Reference News, October 1st. According to AFP, on September 30th, US President Trump stated during a speech to military generals at Quantico Base near Washington that if he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, it would be an "insult" to the United States.
This president, who claims to have ended several conflicts, stated at this unusual meeting of senior military leaders, "They will give the prize to some nobody," "It would be a great insult to our country."
Trump repeatedly emphasized that no one is more deserving of the Nobel Committee's award than himself. He especially boasts that since returning to politics, he has ended seven wars, although in some of the conflicts he mentioned, his involvement was minimal or nonexistent.
On the 30th, he said that if his recent Gaza peace plan were implemented, this list would increase from seven to eight, even more.
He insisted that if the conflict on this Palestinian territory ended, "this would be more than eight wars that have been contained." He explained, "Just this one, I would count two or three more."
Observers believe that the possibility of the US president winning the Nobel Peace Prize this year is almost zero.
Historian Eirik Næss Strømsø, who studies the award, emphasized, "It is completely unimaginable," because this president "is diametrically opposed to the ideals represented by the Nobel Prize in many ways."
He pointed out that the award aims to promote international cooperation through organizations such as the United Nations. However, Trump recently launched a fierce attack on the United Nations at the UN General Assembly. (Translated by Liu Zhuo)
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