Critics were quick to jump on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for re-nominating President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize after a Ukrainian official withdrew his recommendation, and Pakistani officials considered doing the same following the president's bombing of Iran.
Netanyahu "surprised" Trump with the nomination at a White House dinner on Monday.
The White House posted the moment to social media, recounting Netanyahu's words: "President Trump is 'forging peace as we speak, in one country and one region after the other. So, I want to present to you, Mr. President, the letter I sent to the Nobel Prize committee. It's nominating you for the peace prize, which is well-deserved.'"
Writer Linda Mamoun called the moment, "Beyond parody," while political commentator @SundaeDivine wrote, "International war criminal nominates convicted felon for Nobel Peace Prize."
Writer Brian Krassenstein wrote his own parody of the situation: "'Hey Donald can you bomb this sovereign nation for us?' Trump: 'Sure'. Netanyahu: 'You deserve a Nobel Peace Prize.'”
@BeckettUnite posted, "We are truly living in a time of imperial authoritarianism: A wanted war criminal, Netanyahu Who has murdered 20,000 children in Gaza presents a letter to the man who gave him the weapons for genocide...Sickening."
"I hope you find something you're as passionate about in life as these guys are about getting Trump a Nobel Peace Prize," posted journalist Aaron Rupar, along with a video clip of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) praising the nomination as "certainly warranted."
Others made some very harsh historical comparisons
The account of @BagdMilkSoWhat wrote, "Benjamin Netanyahu nominating Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize… is like Joseph Stalin nominating Adolf Hitler for the Nobel Peace Prize."
@AntiTrumpCanada posted, "Netanyahu nominating Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize is like Benito Mussolini nominating Adolf Hitler for a Lifetime Achievement in Human Rights. Shameless, surreal, and an insult to the very concept of peace."
