President Donald Trump has received the support of 70,000 Cambodian Buddhist monks for recognition by the Nobel Committee for his peacemaking efforts.
The monks said in an Aug. 19 public statement that they were wholeheartedly supportive of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in his nomination of the U.S. president for the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month.
The nomination came after Trump’s intervention in the country’s recent border conflict with Thailand.
The Nobel Peace Prize is the highest-profile international award given to an individual or organization. It is issued to those who are believed to have done the most in that year to “advance fellowship between nations.”…
70,000 Cambodian Buddhist Monks Back Nomination of Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
