{"id":2476735,"date":"2025-08-20T12:23:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T16:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-long-time-dem-leader-harold-ford-jr-floats-trump-for-nobel-prize-i-would-be-the-first-to-support-it\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T12:24:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T16:24:42","slug":"watch-long-time-dem-leader-harold-ford-jr-floats-trump-for-nobel-prize-i-would-be-the-first-to-support-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-long-time-dem-leader-harold-ford-jr-floats-trump-for-nobel-prize-i-would-be-the-first-to-support-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Long Time Dem Leader Harold Ford Jr. Floats Trump for Nobel Prize &#8211; &#8216;I Would Be the First&#8217; to Support It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-long-time-dem-leader-harold-ford-jr-floats-trump-for-nobel-prize-i-would-be-the-first-to-support-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2476735&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article highlights praise from notable figures, including former Democratic Congressman Harold Ford Jr. adn liberal commentator bill Maher, for former President Donald Trump&#8217;s efforts in peacemaking internationally. Ford, speaking on Fox News, acknowledged that if Trump succeeds in ending the Russia-Ukraine war, he would deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. He expressed hope to be invited to the White House if Trump were awarded the prize, emphasizing Trump&#8217;s meaningful role in fostering peace. Similarly, Bill Maher, despite his frequent criticism of Trump, recognized Trump&#8217;s efforts in resolving various international conflicts, such as tensions between Thailand and Cambodia, Rwanda and the Congo, India and Pakistan, and Armenia and Azerbaijan. The article suggests that such acknowledgments from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >left-leaning voices<\/a> could help reduce the intense political opposition frequently enough referred to as &#8220;Trump Derangement Syndrome&#8221; and promote a more balanced view of Trump&#8217;s contributions to global peace.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump&rsquo;s historic peacemaking efforts have earned praise &mdash; even from the few remaining sane Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Monday on Fox News&rsquo; &ldquo;The Five,&rdquo; former Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/history.house.gov\/People\/Detail\/13305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harold Ford Jr.<\/a> of Tennessee conceded what all honest people know.<\/p>\n<p>In short, should Trump succeed in ending the Russia-Ukraine war, then he would deserve the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hillary-says-will-nominate-trump-nobel-prize-brings-peace-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nobel Peace Prize<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I give President Trump tremendous credit for where we are,&rdquo; Ford said in a clip posted to the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And if he is able, again, to engineer this deal &mdash; we&rsquo;ve been saying for weeks on this show &mdash; I would be the first &mdash; &ldquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Ford Jr. added, &ldquo;because he would absolutely deserve it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One X user called Ford Jr.&rsquo;s comments &ldquo;[a] great example of how Democrats used to be.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Harold Ford Jr. &#127482;&#127480;&#127482;&#127480;&#127482;&#127480;<\/p>\n<p>A great example of how Democrats used to be. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Fsgu5vZre\">pic.twitter.com\/7Fsgu5vZre<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Duane (@I_Love_Golf_123) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/I_Love_Golf_123\/status\/1957788767697207454?\">August 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Democrats did not always suffer from the Trump Derangement Syndrome that today makes them both ridiculous and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/yet-another-trump-assassin-nailed-media-dems-campaign-radicalize-americans-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dangerous<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ford served in Congress from 1997 to 2007. Therefore, it seems, he managed to escape Washington, D.C., before TDS infected so many establishment politicians and their media minions.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, the former congressman had the integrity to acknowledge Trump&rsquo;s monumental peacemaking efforts.<\/p>\n<p>So, too, did another longtime liberal who, at times, has actually suffered from acute TDS.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday&rsquo;s episode of HBO&rsquo;s &ldquo;Real Time with Bill Maher,&rdquo; comedian and host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maher-names-names-reveals-highest-profile-dems-afraid-come-show-unlike-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Maher<\/a>, a strident and often pompous critic of Trump, gave the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sri-lanka-mob-storms-presidents-house-as-country-runs-out-of-food-gasoline\/\" title=\"Sri Lanka: Mob Storms President&#039;s House as Country Runs Out of Food, Gasoline\">president credit<\/a> as a peacemaker.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This would be the good in Donald Trump,&rdquo; Maher said in a clip posted to X. &ldquo;He really does not like war.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Maher then rattled off a series of conflicts Trump has helped settle.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thailand and Cambodia were having a &mdash; firing at each other,&rdquo; the host added. &ldquo;Rwanda and the Congo. Most people don&rsquo;t even know about these. India and Pakistan, Armenian [and] Azerbaijan. He got involved in all of them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that may offend some readers.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If you&rsquo;re the kind of person who says, &ldquo;You can find some good in anybody,&rdquo; this would be the good in Donald Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oats9t0d9H\">pic.twitter.com\/oats9t0d9H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Maher (@billmaher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billmaher\/status\/1957500461931544962?\">August 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ford&rsquo;s fellow Democrats and Maher&rsquo;s liberal audience members need to hear such things. First of all, they are true. 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