Rep. Michael Waltz on Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination: ‘It’s incredible’ what he is ‘getting done compared to all the rhetoric’
If there is a 'fair vote' Trump could receive the Nobel Peace Prize, he said
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}President Trump's accomplishments are "incredible" compared to the rhetoric you hear against him, Rep Michael Waltz, R-Fla., said Wednesday in reaction to the commander in chief being nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the Israel-United Arab Emirates peace agreement.
Waltz told "Fox & Friends" he would love to see Trump receive the Nobel Peace Prize and if there is a “fair vote,” he could get it.
“President Obama got it for basically existing and blinking, so, if you look at the actual accomplishments -- which really is the story of [Trump's] presidency -- you look at what he is actually getting done compared to all the rhetoric that's out there, and it’s incredible,” the congressman said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}TRUMP NOMINATED FOR NOBEL PEACE PRIZE BY NORWEGIAN OFFICIAL, CITING ISRAEL-UAE PEACE DEAL
The nomination submitted by Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian Parliament, lauded Trump for his efforts toward resolving protracted conflicts worldwide.
“For his merit, I think he has done more trying to create peace between nations than most other Peace Prize nominees,” Tybring-Gjedde, a four-term member of Parliament who also serves as chairman of the Norwegian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, told Fox News in an exclusive interview.
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“What we have seen is a wholesale shift under [President Trump’s] leadership," Waltz said regarding how the president was able to broker the Israel-UAE deal. "I think you’re going to see more movement from Bahrain, from Oman and from other countries that realize that Israel is a liberal democracy that is here to stay -- the greatest ally of the United States.
“This alignment that you're seeing is vis-à-vis Iran, and the last thing those countries want is a repeat of the Obama-Biden years with a complete sellout of their security interests in the United States to the Mullahs in Iran so that is what is driving this alignment,” Waltz said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fox News' Jon Decker contributed to this report.