Four years ago today, Kabul fell to the Taliban. The world watched as stunned Afghans clung to departing U.S. planes, while the tragic toll included the death of 13 American service members and hundreds of civilians. Billions of dollars in military equipment were left behind for our enemies, because Joe Biden rushed the withdrawal for a photo op on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 weeks later.
While Biden got a fair share of criticism from the legacy media, plenty of legacy networks and Democratic apologists downplayed the horror, focusing instead on the pageantry of “ending the 20-year war,” with little appetite for accountability or in-depth investigation.
Contrast that with Trump’s ongoing efforts for peace that have actually resulted in success. Sadly, as Trump racks up diplomatic wins in his second term, the coverage remains unrelentingly harsh. It’s a strange double standard.
On Friday, Trump sat down with Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska. The two stood before a banner reading “Pursuing Peace,” discussing a ceasefire in Ukraine. While hailed as “extremely productive” by Trump, the media yawned, criticizing the effort and particularly Trump for having the audacity to negotiate. MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace cursed on the air about the peace talks—even though Trump is bringing this war closer to a conclusion than Joe Biden ever did.
The sad fact is the legacy media will never give Trump the credit he deserves for achieving peace.
In just the past few months, Trump has racked up a series of foreign policy wins that the media has all but ignored. He personally negotiated a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand after a deadly border clash, brokered a “landmark” Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal now known as the “Trump Peace Corridor,” and even stepped in to defuse tensions between India and Pakistan that risked spiraling into nuclear conflict. Trump also brokered peace deals between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Serbia and Kosovo, Egypt and Ethiopia, and even a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
There’s a reason why multiple nations have since nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, yet the legacy media continues to scoff at his achievements and openly mocks Trump’s Nobel prospects. Compare that to when they lauded Barack Obama’s 2009 award—handed out early in his first term for “promises,” not proven results.
Obama’s 2009 Nobel Peace Prize has aged so poorly that even Geir Lundestad, then-secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, later admitted it was a mistake, writing in his memoir that the award was meant to “strengthen Obama,” but failed to do so. Obama’s dubious honor isn’t unique—other controversial laureates include Al Gore, Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan, and even Yasser Arafat, for crying out loud.
After so many embarrassing choices, how can the Nobel Committee possibly salvage its reputation? Simple: Give the Peace Prize to someone who actually earned it—President Donald J. Trump.
Look, this isn’t about promises or speeches. Trump has delivered real results. If the Nobel Committee wants to prove it still means something, this is its chance. Give the prize to Trump. Honor a leader who actually achieved peace, not someone who toes the leftist line. It’s that simple—and the world would notice.
