Trump Jr Says Obama Getting Nobel Prize Over Father Is ‘Affirmative Action’
June 25, 2025
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Kate Plummer is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on U.S. politics and national affairs, and she is particularly interested in the impact of social policy decisions on people as well as the finances of political campaigns, corruption, foreign policy, democratic processes and more. Prior to joining Newsweek, she covered U.K. politics extensively. Kate joined Newsweek in 2023 from The Independent and has also been published in multiple publications including The Times and the Daily Mail. She has a B.A. in History from the University of Oxford and an M.A. in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.
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Donald Trump Jr. has said that Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize while his father has not is the result of “affirmative action.”
The president’s oldest son wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday: “Affirmative action is when Barack Obama gets the Nobel Peace Prize instead of Donald Trump.”
Obama won the prize in 2009, eight months into his presidential term for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said he had promoted nuclear non-proliferation and had successfully reached out to the Muslim world.
While some Republicans and other political figures have suggested that Trump should win a Nobel prize for his foreign policy interventions, he has not yet received one.
President Donald Trump speaking on board Air Force One on Tuesday. President Donald Trump speaking on board Air Force One on Tuesday. AP Photo/Alex Brandon
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