Rep. Buddy Carter, a Georgia Republican, is nominating President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize following a new ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. The resolution will be introduced to recognize Trump’s efforts in the conflict, with the Nobel winners to be announced this week.
Carter, who is running for U.S. Senate in Georgia, plans to move on a discharge petition to force a vote on his resolution if Trump does not win the Nobel Prize on Friday. The mechanism, known as a discharge petition, requires House leaders to hold a vote on a measure if the petition garners a majority of signatures in the chamber — which would occur if all Republicans signed on.
This nomination comes as part of a growing bipartisan support for Trump’s foreign policy achievements, despite the political divisions in the United States. Carter emphasized that Trump has already saved countless lives and that the global community is forever indebted to him for his pursuit of world peace.
The last U.S. president to win the Nobel Peace Prize was President Barack Obama in 2,00,9. The Nobel Prize is awarded annually, and this year’s winners are expected to be announced this week.