A bunch of 70,000 Cambodian Buddhist monks performed a peaceable march to appoint Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. A few 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 battle over territorial disputes. Though neither nation formally declared battle, the battle displaced over 131,000 individuals in Thailand and 4,000 in Cambodia. Not less than 32 individuals had misplaced their lives as of July 26, in accordance with the Related Press. Critics declare Trump doesn’t deserve the nomination, as there was no official battle to finish.
Trump’s full put up to Reality Social:
"Simply spoke to the Prime Minister of Cambodia relative to stopping the Struggle with Thailand. I'm calling the Performing Prime Minister of Thailand, proper now, to likewise request a Ceasefire, and END to the Struggle, which is presently raging. We occur to be, by coincidence, presently dealing on Commerce with each International locations, however don't need 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 relating to Struggle stoppage and Ceasefire primarily based on what Thailand has to say. I'm making an attempt to simplify a fancy scenario! Many individuals are being killed on this Struggle, but it surely very a lot jogs my memory of the Battle between Pakistan and India, which was dropped at 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 Struggle, which is presently 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 appearing 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 ought to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for ending what might 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 consider he deserves recognition.
