Norwegian lawmakers nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Published June 13, 2018 4:53pm ET



Two Norwegian lawmakers, Christian Tybring-Gjedde and Per-Willy Amundsen, with the populist Progress Party nominated President Trump for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday.

The lawmakers told Norwegian news agency NTB that Trump “had taken a huge and important step in the direction of the disarmament, peace, and reconciliation between North and South Korea,” the Associated Press reported.

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