Nobel Peace Prize? For That Man? Hell No.

Let me say this as clearly as I can, with every fiber of my 72-year-old, democracy-loving being:

I don’t care what Donald Trump manages to achieve in the Middle East. He could get the Saudis to hug the Iranians on live television and hand out free hummus at the Gaza border — it still wouldn’t make him worthy of a damn thing, let alone a Nobel Peace Prize.

The idea that this man — this chaos merchant, this wannabe autocrat, this orange wrecking ball in a red tie — could be floated, whispered about, or God forbid, nominated for one of the world’s most prestigious honors is not just offensive. It is obscene.

Let’s be real. A man who has spent his presidency and post-presidency terrorizing his own country has absolutely no business being associated with peace of any kind.

This is a man who stoked a violent insurrection on our Capitol. Who told armed extremists they were “very special” and sent them off with love after they shattered windows, beat police officers, and tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power.

This is a man who has called the press “the enemy of the people,” ridiculed Gold Star families, mocked POWs, and praised dictators more often than he’s praised our Constitution. A man who has used racism, fear, and division as tools of governance — turning Americans against each other for personal gain and political theater.

Donald Trump has never been about peace. He is about power — raw, unchecked, ego-driven power. He doesn’t negotiate; he bullies. He doesn’t unify; he provokes. And when things go wrong, he never takes responsibility — he just finds someone else to blame. Usually immigrants, journalists, women, Black voters, or Democrats. Sometimes all of them at once.

So no — I don’t care how many photo ops he arranges in the Middle East, or what peace deals get slapped together behind closed doors with enough spin to make your head explode. Peace isn’t a branding campaign. It’s not a real estate deal. And it sure as hell isn’t a trophy for the man who causes unrest at home while pretending to resolve it abroad.

Let’s stop pretending this is normal. Let’s stop acting like just because he does something technically “presidential” once in a while, it cancels out the years of destruction he’s already done to our democracy, our institutions, and our standing in the world.

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the likes of Martin Luther King Jr., Malala Yousafzai, Nelson Mandela. Giants. Humanitarians. People who walked through fire in the name of justice, not people who set the fire and then pointed fingers at the ashes.

Giving Donald Trump a Peace Prize would be like giving a lifetime achievement award to an arsonist because he once watered his lawn.

We cannot — must not — cheapen peace with this kind of blasphemy.

History is watching. And if we’re lucky, it’s taking notes.

Julie Bolejack, MBA