President Trump received teased Friday with a Nobel Peace Prize nomination from probably the most unlikely supply — one among his most bitter rivals, Hillary Clinton.
Trump’s failed Democratic opponent advised the “Raging Moderates” podcast that she would willingly nominate him for the illustrious prize if he can convey an finish to the struggle in Ukraine with out permitting President Vladimir Putin to take territory from its neighbor.
“Truthfully, if he may convey in regards to the finish to this horrible struggle, if he may finish it with out placing Ukraine ready the place it needed to concede its territory to the aggressor, may actually stand as much as Putin — one thing we haven’t seen, however possibly that is the chance — if President Trump have been the architect of that, I’d nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize,” Clinton advised podcast interviewer Jessica Tarlov in an interview launched Friday.
“As a result of my aim right here is to not enable capitulation to Putin,” she added.
The sudden provide emerged as Trump was already en path to Alaska for the landmark talks along with his Russian counterpart, the place he hopes to result in an finish to the three-year battle in Ukraine.
He has expressed a want to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize up to now, following within the footsteps of his predecessor Barack Obama.
