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statement from the nobel committee very clear on why they chose to award peace prize to maria machado…and not to president trump.

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@ianbremmer I mean tbf, Trump did overcome a system stacked to slander him daily through most media channels, put him in jail, & shot him in the ear missing by inches. Yet became president and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Like him or hate him, his ability to overcome is undeniable.

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@ianbremmer Are u insinuating that trump is an authoritarian? If so, I think it’s only fair to insinuate that the notion is subjective, and unfair.

@Lets_Rip the nobel committee appears to be insinuating that trump opposes rule of law.

@ianbremmer This Prize also belongs to @POTUS

@jesuisdavidpena @POTUS i’m sure someone can an additional one for him

@ianbremmer Imagine that the Nobel Committee gave a Peace Prize to Machado for her own work, not as a statement about Trump. What a radical idea.

@ianbremmer She is militant and supports military intervention to overthrow the Maduro regime and she supports Israel's genocidal war and she supports sanctions against her own people. In what world, does she meet the criteria for a Nobel Peace Prize?

@ianbremmer And she made it clear, BRAVELY, that she dedicates her prize to PRESIDENT TRUMP, so there's that.

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@ianbremmer Noble words, but we can't forget that they awarded the Peace prize to Yasser Arafat, the promoter of perpetual intifada.

@ianbremmer LOL looks like poor wittle twump will have to invent his own peace award to himself 🤣 since everything mentioned in their message is the polar opposite of his track record

@ianbremmer So why did Obama get one for doing the opposite? Why did Gore get one for a "power point" prediction that did not happen? Just asking for a friend.

@ianbremmer Beautifully worded and well reasoned! 👌🫡 Awarding Trump would embolden sending the military when he could be sending dealmakers to negotiate with political rivals in Chicago and Portland. Peace abroad while stoking war at home makes no sense.

@ianbremmer @ianbremmer can you recall another instance where the Noble committee has been such shamelessly lobbied for a particular award? And do you also think awarding President Obama with a Nobel, in hindsight was probably inadvisable?

@ianbremmer Wow, incredible! Give the Peace Prize to a brave woman who helped set the stage for regime change in Venezuela. Nothing says “peace” like a little chaos abroad. Truly historic!

@ianbremmer i struggle to understand why Obama (I voted for) met the requirements then (given the bombings at the time)

@ianbremmer Would the Venezuelan opposition exist without America or specifically, Trump?

@ianbremmer This reminds me of the 2024 Ballon d’Or, which was awarded to Rodri instead of the player who truly deserved it - Vinícius. And just like that debate, it begs the question: what exactly does Trump have to do to win the prize? Go back in time and stop World War II?#NobelPeacePrize

@ianbremmer Whatever Donald touches, it gets trivialized...well, to put it charitably, "gets a touch of mass popularity"; agreed! Danger has been, the Nobel Peace Prize would have been trashed too. Glad that the Nobel Committee avoided all this temptation to bend to the power and put a

@ianbremmer I'm fine with her getting it. But the statement is a lie. She participated in the 2002 violent coup attempt against Chavez.

@ianbremmer Yes. And they have stated their primary consideration is courage and integrity. Trump loses on that every time.

@ianbremmer Nice country you have there Norway. Be a shame if something were to happen to it.

@ianbremmer Wow, she dedicated it to Trump.

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@ianbremmer If you’re explaining you’re losing

@ianbremmer Apparently calling your political opponents and governors ‘scums’ and bombing fisherman with full military arsenal that you ordered didn’t give you a leg up for your chances of being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

@ianbremmer They just had to write this passive aggressively about Trump Didn’t they?

@ianbremmer She is worthy of recognition. But this agreement to end the war in Gaza saves many lives and offers hope to a place that desperately needs it. It is doubly important when so many “pro Palestinians” spread hate and oppose peace. The prize should have been given to Trump.

@ianbremmer Funny he should care so much about something made in Europe. Why doesn't he start his own Trump Prizes?

@ianbremmer Funny how the Nobel refuses to perch on the Mar-a-Lago trophy shelf: it gravitates toward people dodging bullets, not leaders chasing hashtags and camera flashes. 10 Oct 2025: Nobel hails Machado for uniting the opposition and demanding peaceful change. Hours later Trump orders

@ianbremmer The jokes write themselves

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@ianbremmer Sound logic! An excellent choice…..still can’t figure out why gave one to Mr Obama though!??

@ianbremmer But he wasn’t even eligible post January 9? What are we even talking about?

@ianbremmer Such gobbledygook. I guess ending wars no longer counts. I suppose that Teddy Roosevelt wouldn’t have received his Peace prize for ending the Russo-Japanese war

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