A gaggle of 70,000 Cambodian Buddhist monks performed a peaceable march to appoint Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. A number of the monks broke their vows of silence to debate the rationale for his or her nomination.
On July 28, 2025, Thailand and Cambodia ended their five-day struggle over territorial disputes. Though neither nation formally declared struggle, the battle displaced over 131,000 folks in Thailand and 4,000 in Cambodia. At the least 32 folks had misplaced their lives as of July 26, in keeping with the Related Press. Critics declare Trump doesn’t deserve the nomination, as there was no official struggle to finish.
Trump’s full publish to Fact Social:
"Simply spoke to the Prime Minister of Cambodia relative to stopping the Warfare with Thailand. I'm calling the Performing Prime Minister of Thailand, proper now, to likewise request a Ceasefire, and END to the Warfare, which is at the moment raging. We occur to be, by coincidence, at the moment dealing on Commerce with each International locations, however don't wish to make any Deal, with both Nation, if they're combating — And I've informed them so! The decision with Thailand is being made momentarily. The decision with Cambodia has ended, however count on to name again concerning Warfare stoppage and Ceasefire based mostly on what Thailand has to say. I'm attempting to simplify a fancy state of affairs! Many individuals are being killed on this Warfare, nevertheless it very a lot jogs my memory of the Battle between Pakistan and India, which was delivered to a profitable halt."
On July 26, 2025, Donald Trump publicly posted on social media that he was talking with leaders from each nations to “request a Ceasefire, and END to the Warfare, which is at the moment raging.” Trump instantly halted commerce offers with Cambodia and Thailand at a time when each nations had been a probably 36% tariff hike.
Cambodia’s prime minister, Hun Manet, and Thailand’s performing prime minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, each thanked Donald Trump after saying the ceasefire. Hun Manet posted a letter to Facebook, during which he took the time to thank the US president for restoring peace within the area. The prime minister additionally declared that Trump needs to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for ending what may have been a particularly lethal battle.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee would doubtless not choose Donald Trump for the award, however there are tens of hundreds of individuals in Asia who adamantly imagine he deserves recognition.
