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Why Trump Should Have Won the Nobel Peace Prize
President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on October 9 on the Israel and Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The president has been a masterful diplomat since he returned to office, successfully mediating conflicts around the world.
By Batya Ungar-Sargon
10.11.25 — U.S. Politics
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It was, as my people would say, a shanda—an absolute disgrace.

On Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee did what everyone expected them to do: They refused to award President Donald Trump the Nobel Peace Prize. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the prize instead.

A true hero of democracy, Machado is no doubt deserving of this honor, an…

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Batya Ungar-Sargon
American Jew. Host of "Batya!" on @NewsNation, 7PM Saturday, 11AM Sunday. Author of Bad News, Second Class, and The Jews & the Left.
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