On Friday, President Trump received an unexpected tease of a Nobel Peace Prize nomination from one of his fiercest rivals — Hillary Clinton.
Speaking on the Raging Moderates podcast, Trump’s former Democratic opponent said she would gladly nominate him for the prestigious award if he could end the war in Ukraine without allowing President Vladimir Putin to seize any of its territory.
“Honestly, if he could bring about the end to this terrible war, if he could end it without putting Ukraine in a position where it had to concede its territory to the aggressor, could really stand up to Putin — something we haven’t seen, but maybe this is the opportunity — if President Trump were the architect of that, I’d nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize,” Clinton told podcast interviewer Jessica Tarlov, a co-host of Fox’s “The Five,” in an interview released Friday.
“Because my goal here is to not allow capitulation to Putin,” Clinton added. The unexpected offer came as Trump was en route to Alaska for landmark talks with his Russian counterpart, aiming to bring an end to the three-year war in Ukraine. Trump has expressed confidence that the Russian president is ready to make a deal to end the war, estimating only a 25% chance of failure.
Clinton’s proposal is especially surprising given her years of sharp criticism toward the rival who unexpectedly defeated her in the 2016 presidential election. But they also come amid renewed interest in the ‘Russiagate’ scandal being re-investigated by the Justice Department, a probe that has seen Clinton’s name come up a number of times in declassified documents.
Former U.S. State Department official Mike Benz says Clinton and former CIA Director John Brennan are “dead to rights” as Trump’s administration renews scrutiny of the 2016 investigation.
In an interview with conservative commentator Benny Johnson, Benz outlined how the former presidential candidate and ex-intelligence chief are allegedly tied to a cover-up that falsely linked Trump to Russian forces during that year’s election. The administration is reportedly preparing charges against Clinton, Brennan, and several other senior officials from that period.
