Japan PM nominated Trump for Nobel after US request: report

[DonViejo]

Source: France 24



Date created : 17/02/2019 - 10:10

Tokyo (AFP)

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize last autumn after being requested to do so by Washington, a Japanese newspaper reported Sunday.

Washington sounded out Tokyo over the possibility of nominating Trump for the prize after his landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in June last year, an unnamed Japanese government source told the Asahi Shimbun.

The report came after Trump's claim on Friday that Abe had nominated him for the prize.

Trump said Abe had sent him a copy of a five-page nomination letter delivered to the Nobel Peace Prize committee in which the Japanese leader praised his efforts in defusing tensions with Pyongyang.

Read more: https://www.france24.com/en/20190217-japan-pm-nominated-trump-nobel-after-us-request-report

[George II]

1. trump wants this award because he mistakenly thinks it's the "Piece Prize"!

[Scarsdale]

9. Yes, right a "piece prize"

Is he looking to upgrade the aging Maleria?

[keithbvadu2]

19. Trump just cheats on her and brags about it... Easier than another divorce.

[cstanleytech]

2. So it really was Trump nominating Trump LOL

[Eyeball_Kid]

3. Just another dose of malignant narcissism

The request, no doubt, originated from Trumpy and his White House staff. What an ass.

[htuttle]

4. For as embarrassing as Trump has been publically

I sometimes forget that he's probably been even more cringe-worthy when in private while communicating with other world leaders.

[2naSalit]

5. I can't imagine that it wouldn't be, sadly...nt

[RKP5637]

6. Each day tRump, and consequently the US, becomes more of an embarrassment to the world. n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Not a "request". It was a quid pro quo.

If Japan nominated Trump, he wouldn't impose tariffs.

[Loubee]

8. or blackmail?

[no_hypocrisy]

11. Yes, more aptly stated. Extortion.

[dalton99a]

15. +1

[RT Atlanta]

12. was about the state the same thing

You're spot on - wonder what the tradeoff was?

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

24. Or complain about Japan killing whales and over fishing bluefin tuna...

... eom.

[keithbvadu2]

10. I thought the Nobel organization did not solicit (or accept?) nominations.

I thought the Nobel organization did not solicit (or accept?) nominations.

Probably written by Trump?

[CatMor]

26. I doubt trump could write five pages.

[Firestorm49]

13. Baaaaa, Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha!!!!!,

What a dip.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. So how much did that cost the taxpayer?

[turbinetree]

16. Hell I was going to write them (ABE) a letter and ask why..........................

but then I thought, Hey Abe, can you nominate me.......................since you like to hand out these "letters" ................

[trusty elf]

17. absolutely pathetic

[SunSeeker]

18. What's horrifying is Trump was actually able to bully Abe into nominating him.

This president is such an avalanche of embarrassments to our country.

[PatSeg]

20. Abe was probably trying to

get Trump to shut up and leave him alone.

[SunSeeker]

23. No doubt. But still. Abe subverted his own credibility to avoid Trump's wrath. nt

[PatSeg]

27. Yeah

That was pretty pathetic.

[Harker]

21. I'd like a Nobel Prize for physics.

I've probably done as much good for that branch of science as Trumpsky has for peace.

Would someone please nominate me? I'd be grateful.

[kwolf68]

22. The Japanese guy

could have easily said fuck no. So I blame that jackass too.

[sakabatou]

25. Ugh....

[YOHABLO]

28. This all about Obama jealousy. Trump thinks he's of the same calibre. What jack ass.

He's like the spoiled rotten kid that's jealous of the kid down the street that got a new bicycle.

[billh58]

29. Trump Threatens to 'Totally Destroy' North Korea in First U.N. Speech

UNITED NATIONS — President Donald Trump, in his first address to the United Nations, derided Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s leader, as a “rocket man” on Tuesday as the president warned that he may be forced to "totally destroy" the rogue nation.

"If the righteous many do not confront the wicked few, then evil will triumph," Trump said, as he detailed the horrors of what he called the "depraved" North Korean regime.

"Rocket man is on a suicide mission," he said, using a nickname for Kim that refers to the North Korean leader's recent missile tests.

"The United States has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-un-north-korean-leader-suicide-mission-n802596

Yeah, Mr. "Peace" at his very best...