Norwegian Right-Wing Politician Behind Trump Nobel Peace Prize Nomination

Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and White House advisor, said the president was "very, very honored to be nominated".

"All of America's allies feel much closer to America, and now they're becoming closer to each other and breaking barriers that people thought previously were not breakable. So it really is a very hopeful time in the Middle East," he added.

According to Tybring-Gjedde, President Donald Trump is more deserving than many past laureates for his role in breaking the impasse between Israel and an Arab regional power.

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"Whether it's the 1978 Camp David accords or the 1993 Oslo accords, the Nobel Peace Prize has been given to the protagonists and this agreement is at least as revolutionary for the Middle East," he said.

Tybring-Gjedde said the Nobel committee should not be swayed by any controversy over Trump's divisive style.

"For Nobel laureates, whether they are in... literature or chemistry, nobody cares about their personality," he insisted.

"It's not personality that decides whether someone wins the prize, but what the person has really accomplished to make peace in the world," he said.

The Nobel Institute usually refuses to comment on nominations and was not available for comment.

In the past several of the five Nobel committee members that select the laureate have made negative remarks about Trump. 

(Writer & Editor: BUR-ST/CH, Agence France-Presse)

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