Donald Trump Gets New Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
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U.S. President Donald Trump has been formally nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet for his role in halting the recent conflict at the Southeast Asian country's border with Thailand.
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"President Trump's extraordinary statesmanship-marked by his commitment to resolving conflicts and preventing catastrophic wars through visionary and innovative diplomacy-was most recently demonstrated in his decisive role in brokering an immediate and unconditional ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand," Manet said in his nominating letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
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