No Nobel for Trump

So he didn't make it this time. Donald Trump, so it is claimed, has been lobbying for the Nobel Peace Prize but it went to a very courageous lady in Venezuela who has been fighting for democracy in a country ruled by a dictator, accused by the US of being a narcotics king smuggler. Maria Corina Machado is in hiding in Venezuela but speaks out against President Maduro. She might have found a willing listener in Trump who, despite losing out to her for the Nobel Prize, looks tempted to overthrow Maduro by force which would be good news for Machado. If Trump replaces Maduro and brings back proper democracy to Venezuela, perhaps that will be another string in his bow to get the Nobel Prize next year. But at any rate, if the Trump peace deal for Gaza lasts the course and the Middle East begins to take a very different and more peaceful shape, then the US leader will have a pretty good chance to get the prize next year. And what if he starts to really put the pressure on Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine? If he succeeds in doing that, it would be another war notch on his belt. He already claims to have stopped seven wars. To be honest, if through force of personality and hutzpah, Trump does manage to end the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, then he will properly deserve all the prizes going. PLEASE BUY AGENT REDRUTH, MY NEW SPY THRILLER. THE PAPERBACK WITH HEROINE REBECCA STRONG IN THE LEAD ROLE, HAS BEEN GETTING RAVE FIVE STAR REVIEWS. ORDER FROM AMAZON, WATERSTONES, FOYLES OR TG JONES.