Fox News analyst Brit Hume said Thursday that President Donald Trump could easily win the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to reach an agreement to end the fighting in the Gaza Strip.
Trump announced Israel and Hamas agreed Wednesday to the first phase of a 20-point peace plan that includes the release of all hostages still held by the radical Islamic terrorist organization. Hume told Fox News host Martha McCallum that the achievement should make Trump a worthy candidate for the Peace Prize, especially given former President Barack Obama's victory shortly after his election in 2008. (RELATED: Manchester synagogue attack suspect's name is literally 'Jihad')
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“It's a big day and a big event, and the president is talking about Monday and Tuesday,” he said, “it's really going to be interesting, and I think, you know, the discussion about the Nobel Peace Prize is interesting,” Hume said. “It puzzles me a little why he wanted this, because the Nobel Peace Prize for impartial observers lost a lot of credibility when the prize was awarded to Barack Obama, when he had done absolutely nothing other than getting elected.
Even so, he added, Trump “clearly would like to have it, wants it and likes the prestige that he thinks still comes with it.”
Israel launched military operations in Gaza after Hamas carried out deadly terrorist attack attack at several locations in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing more than 1,200 people. The radical Islamic terrorist group also took more than 200 hostages and is believed to still be holding 48 Israelis hostage, 20 of whom are still alive.
Hume appeared to express doubt that Trump would win the award, despite his efforts.
“The president tried to bring peace, this president tried to bring world peace, and a number of conflicts have ended in no small part due to his efforts,” Hume said. “If Barack Obama's standard is the standard, the president should be uncontroversial, but I wouldn't count on it.”
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