Republicans are calling for President Donald Trump to win the Nobel Prize as Israel and Hamas enter phase one of a peace deal negotiated in part by the White House. While Democrats won’t go that far, even some of Trump’s harshest critics in Congress are praising him for the step toward peace.
“I applaud President Trump and the team and all for getting to this step. The release of the hostages is such good news,” Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., told reporters Thursday.
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Phase one of the peace deal between Israel and Hamas is underway. Hamas will release the final Israeli hostages that have been captive for two years, Israel will release 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
The steps toward peace after two years of death, destruction and starvation are welcome news on Capitol Hill to the point that even Democrats are willing to admit it.
“I give President Trump credit for it, along with others who have played a part,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said. “The exciting prospect of this peace deal is monumental. Nothing like it in recent history, potentially, and there are a lot of people who deserve credit for it if it happens, President Trump is among them.”
Republicans have been calling for Trump to win the prize since he took office. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., nominated him in March for brokering the Abraham Accords, a series of agreements that normalized relations between Israel and Arab nations.
“If he can get the hostage out and get the remains returned, no one else could have done that in the world but the President,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., said. “The idea that he was able to do it definitely deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.”
“Just disregard this one. Just look at the rest of the conflicts that he’s solved just in the first eight months. So there’s no doubt that he should get it,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said.
Tuberville is referring to wars Trump says he has ended since taking office, including conflicts between Israel and Iran, India and Pakistan, and Cambodia and Thailand, among others.
Trump has yet to solve the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, which he said he would end on his first day in office.
Democratic senators would not say whether Trump should win the prize, partially because a deal has been reached, but it’s not yet executed.
“What’s the future for the Palestinian people? So Palestinians and Israelis can live in peace for the long term and not have repeated cycles of violence,” Kaine said.
“I think the focus right now ought to be achieving a peace deal, because there are still a lot of potential obstacles on the way to it. Then we can decide what kinds of credit and awards and prizes might be appropriate,” Blumenthal told SAN.
