A Republican lawmaker from New York wants to establish the “Trump Peace and Prosperity Award” in honor of President Donald Trump after claiming the Nobel Committee has become too political and ignored Trump’s accomplishments.
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) announced her intentions in an opinion columnSaturday where she referred to the president’s record as “peace through strength,” reported Newsmax.
The award would be created to honoring leaders who achieve success through “strength, freedom, human rights, and economic progress.”
She said the Nobel Peace Prize is no longer the gold standard for honoring peace efforts.
“The Nobel Peace Prize once stood for strength, integrity, and moral clarity,” Tenney wrote. “Today, it too often rewards symbolism and politics instead of real achievement.”
Tenney, a staunch Trump ally, said she is the only member of Congress who officially nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize twice.
She said his achievements in attaining peace go beyond those of recent laureates.
“President Trump’s leadership has made great strides in bringing peace and stability to regions long defined by war and division,” she wrote. “He delivered results that no one thought possible.”
She continued by listing Trump’s accomplishments, including the Abraham Accords between Israel and Arab nations, the defeat of ISIS, and Trump’s “deterrence of Iran” and “containment of North Korea.”
“Trump proved that peace does not come from appeasement but from power, clarity, and the courage to confront evil,” she wrote about Trump’s work in the recent peace deal between Israel and Hamas.
She also noted that by receiving the award in 2009, former President Barack Obama, did more harm than good.
“Obama weakened America, divided our allies, and emboldened our enemies. The Nobel Committee rewarded him anyway,” Tenney wrote. “While Obama gave speeches, Trump delivered peace.”
Tenney stated the Nobel Committee’s recent decision to honor Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado shows it “rewards rhetoric over results and politics over principle.”
“If the committee continues to deny reality, we will build something better,” Tenney wrote. “The Trump Peace and Prosperity Award will raise the standard for global leadership. It will restore credibility to the cause of peace and remind the world that lasting stability comes not from weakness but from strength.”
Many agreed with Tenney on X.
