Four Presidents of the United States were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, including, most recently, Barack Obama in 2009. He won for “his efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation.”
Incredibly, Barack Obama was nominated for the award just a few days after he was inaugurated and before he attained any significant achievements. He was given the award for the promise of what he would achieve as President.
Unfortunately, Obama did not fulfill the lofty expectations of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. When he left office in 2017, the world was more dangerous than it was at the start of his presidency.
During Obama’s tenure, the war in Afghanistan continued, ISIS terrorists became empowered, and Libya transformed into a violent hellhole, as demonstrated by the Benghazi attack.
The promise of the “Arab Spring” culminated in more bloodshed and tyrannical regimes taking power. During Obama’s second term, Russia invaded Crimea and North Korea became the biggest threat to humanity.
Upon taking office, Obama warned newly elected President Donald Trump about the dangers North Korea presented to the world. Unlike Obama, who refused to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un, Trump met with “Little Rocket Man” three times. These summits helped lessen tensions and improve relations between the two countries.
In this first term as President, Trump also brokered the historic Abraham Accords, which established diplomatic relations between Israel and four Arab nations: United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan. He also negotiated a historic economic agreement between Serbia and Kosovo, two countries on the verge of war.
In Trump’s first term in office, the United States did not begin any wars. He destroyed ISIS and ended their caliphate dreams. Trump placed economic sanctions on Iran, the world’s primary terrorist benefactor. Consequently, terror organizations like Hamas were prevented from launching major strikes due to limited funding.
In addition, Trump began removing all American military forces from Afghanistan. He would have completed the withdrawal with dignity and honor, instead, President Joe Biden directed a disastrous operation that resulted in the death of thirteen American military service members. At the end of the chaotic departure of our forces from Afghanistan, the Taliban, radical jihadists, controlled our massive Bagram Airfield and billions of dollars in our military equipment.
Despite Trump’s impressive achievements, and several nominations, he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Sadly, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has a strong leftwing bias. For example, President Ronald Reagan was not given the award despite historic accomplishments.
Reagan secured massive arms control deals with the Soviet Union, reducing real fears of nuclear war. Eventually, his massive investments in our military forces bankrupted the Soviet Union, which was unable to compete economically and eventually collapsed.
Thus, “without firing a shot,” Reagan ended the “Evil Empire” and freed millions of people in Eastern Europe from the clutches of communism. It was Reagan’s policies which brought down the “Iron Curtain,” and the Berlin Wall, fulfilling the famous demand he made in his 1987 speech at the Brandenburg Gate.
Instead of honoring Reagan for advancing world peace, the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided to give the prize to the final communist dictator of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev.
Gorbachev is not the only communist to be given the award, as North Vietnam’s Le Duc Tho, a “revolutionist” and member of the party’s politburo was also honored. In 1994, in one of the committee’s most controversial decisions, Palestinian terrorist Yasser Arafat was given the Nobel Peace Prize.
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureates will be announced on October 10. This year, 338 nominations have been received. Surely, one of the nominees is President Trump, once more. If Trump is overlooked again, it will be another outrage that will only diminish the prestige of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Upon taking office on January 20, 2025, President Trump inherited a world with multiple wars raging. The war in Ukraine started during the last administration, but President Trump is trying to end it with a serious diplomatic effort involving both the Ukrainian and Russian governments. Before President Trump, there was no serious diplomatic attempt to end the war in Ukraine. He deserves credit for at least starting the negotiations.
During the last administration, Hamas invaded Israel, starting the war in Gaza. Trump’s serious diplomatic efforts have included both sides and have resulted in the release of hostages and the hope that all held in captivity will be home soon.
The Trump administration has also held a series of hopeful talks with Iranian government officials. Due to President Trump’s strong military response, the Houthi rebels in Yemen have pledged to end their missile strikes on shipping. In response, President Trump has committed to end our military campaign in Yemen.
The President’s latest achievement occurred on Saturday morning when he announced, “India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE.” Thereafter he promised to “increase trade, substantially” with both countries.
The announcement followed intense diplomacy involving leaders from both countries, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President J.D. Vance. Rubio posted on X.com that both India and Pakistan agreed to “start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site.”
The latest episode in this longstanding conflict started on April 22 when twenty-six civilians were killed in the Indian regions of Jammu and Kashmir. India claimed that Hindus were targeted by Pakistan, which denied involvement. Afterwards, “small arms fire” attacks were launched by both sides across the border and India struck nine “terrorist” sites that Pakistan claimed “hit civilian areas and killed numerous children.”
If this ceasefire holds, it will be a monumental triumph for a President tirelessly working to end multiple wars simultaneously. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appreciates Trump’s efforts. He posted on X.com, “We thank President Trump for his leadership and proactive role for peace in the region.”
It seems clear, there is one champion peacemaker in the world, Donald Trump. Time for the Norwegian Nobel Committee to acknowledge reality.
Jeff Crouere is a native New Orleanian and his award-winning program, “Ringside Politics,” airs Saturdays from Noon until 1 p.m. CT nationally on Real America’s Voice TV Network & AmericasVoice.News and weekdays from 7-9 a.m. & 6-7 p.m. CT on WGSO 990-AM & Wgso.com. He is a political columnist, the author of America’s Last Chance and provides regular commentaries on the Jeff Crouere YouTube channel and on Crouere.net. For more information, email him at jcrouere@gmail.com
