CNN contributor Scott Jennings says President Donald Trump “deserved” to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and during a discussion Friday on “The Arena with Kasie Hunt,” he lashed out at fellow panelist Jamal Simmons for providing a counterargument.
Trump has spent months lobbying for the prize (or five), saying he has ended several global conflicts over the course of his second term. His campaign was ultimately for naught, as nominations this year concluded shortly after he took office.
The Nobel Committee on Friday awarded María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan politician who led the pro-democracy movement in her country last year. This prompted frustration from MAGA loyalists and seeming deflation from Trump, which Simmons criticized on CNN.
“Donald Trump is the most politically powerful president of my lifetime, and yet he plays the victim,” he told the panel. “It’s just not a good look. I wish he would just sort of grow into the role a little bit. And I’ll tell you, I’m not a Democrat who roots for Donald Trump’s failure.”
“I root for him to be fair, right?” Simmons continued. “And I think what’s killing him on the … Nobel Prize in the end is going to be on one hand, you’re going to have things like what’s happening in the Middle East. On the other hand, you’ve got troops on the streets.”
