Trump does not let go of Nobel. "He loses his reputation"

Claiming that he has ended eight wars so far, Trump said that although former US President Barack Obama was given the Nobel Peace Prize "for doing nothing", he was not given this award.

Reminding that Maria Machado, who received the Nobel Peace Prize last year, presented this award to him, the US President said, "The Nobel Peace Prize will be given on Friday. Last time, they gave the award to a young lady who is a wonderful person, and she said that I really deserved it and gave the award to me." he said.

Stating that he prevented Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and that this was a very important thing, Trump claimed that he should be given the award because of the wars he said he ended.

As October 9, the date when the award will be given, approaches, comments are being made that the "ghost of Trump" is hovering over the committee that will select the winner.

Haakon Gjerlow, President of Oslo Peace Research Institute (PRIO), who said that Trump is "the ghost in the room", said that considering the possible reactions from the White House, the Nobel Committee should ask, "Does awarding this award have the potential to cause more harm than good?" He states that he should ask himself:

"There is always lobbying, there may even be attempts to put pressure on the committee. So we are used to these," said Committee Secretary Kristian Berg Harpviken, adding, "This is not an issue we do not talk about. Of course, we should discuss it, but this does not mean that it will affect the internal discussions and decisions." he said.

The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday, October 9, in Oslo, Norway. A total of 287 people and organizations were nominated for the Peace Prize this year, but the names of the candidates have been kept secret for 50 years.

The awards given by the Nobel Foundation, which was established on June 9, 1900, following the will of the Swedish Alfred Nobel, are given to the individuals or organizations deemed to be the most successful in 5 branches: physics, chemistry, literature, peace and medicine by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Academy, the Karolinska Institute and the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

In addition, the Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded for the first time in 1969, when the Swedish Central Bank decided in 1968 to award an award in economics in memory of Alfred Nobel.

Nobel Prizes are delivered to their owners at a ceremony held every year on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.