DONALD TRUMP has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
The President received his nomination thanks to his efforts in brokering peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
According to Fox News, Trump was put forward by Norwegian politician Christian Tybring-Gjedde.
"For his merit, I think he has done more trying to create peace between nations than most other Peace Prize nominees," Mr Tybring-Gjedde, a four-term member of parliament, told the channel.
"As it is expected other Middle Eastern countries will follow in the footsteps of the UAE, this agreement could be a game changer that will turn the Middle East into a region of cooperation and prosperity," he added.
Surprisingly, the Norwegian told Fox News that he's "not a big supporter of Trump" but said that other people have won the prize for doing much less.
Tybring-Gjedde also praised Trump for withdrawing large numbers of U.S. troops from the Middle East.
WINSTON SALEM, NC - SEPTEMBER 08: President Donald Trump addresses the crowd during a campaign rally at Smith Reynolds Airport on September 8, 2020 in Winston Salem, North Carolina."Indeed, Trump has broken a 39-year-old streak of American Presidents either starting a war or bringing the United States into an international armed conflict. The last president to avoid doing so was Peace Prize laureate Jimmy Carter," he wrote.
The Norwegian MP went on to say that the President had met the three conditions needed to win the peace prize.
"The first one is fellowship among nations and he has done that through negotiations," he said.
"Reduction of standing armies - he has reduced the number of troops in the Middle East and the third criteria is promotion of peace congresses," he said, adding that Trump had made "tremendous efforts" towards brokering peace.
It isn't the first time the President has been nominated for award.
In 2018 he was put forward following his Singapore summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Four US Presidents have won the prize before: Barack Obama in 2009, Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, Woodrow Wilson in 1920 and Jimmy Carter in 2002.
The 2021 winner will not be announced until October next year.
