For the record, I do not think Donald Trump, nor any sitting American President, should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Certainly not based upon either their rhetoric nor upon actions whose results are not yet known. I felt it was premature for Barack Obama to be awarded it, and thought he should have politely declined the offer at the time.
History has a way of producing surprises. Actions "sure to work" in a certain way frequently do not, and political leaders are pushed to respond in ways that were not in the plan. In President Trump's case, if a few years from now there is relative peace and even reconciliation on the Korean peninsula, than consider him for the Peace Prize. However, I think his use of threat of war to get there may stand in the way of serious consideration.
Then there's the matter of Aung San Suu Kyi, a caution to the Peace Prize committee, in my estimation. What things . . . and what kinds of leaders and leadership . . . make for real peace?
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