Trump gushes over Netanyahu after Nobel Peace Prize nomination: ‘An honour coming from you’

Netanyahu presents Trump with Nobel Peace Prize nominationSource: Reuters

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00:00I want to present to you, Mr. President, the letter I sent to the Nobel Prize Committee.

00:05I want to express the appreciation and admiration not only of all Israelis, but of the Jewish

00:13people and many, many admirers around the world for your leadership, your leadership

00:20of the free world, your leadership of a just cause, and the pursuit of peace and security

00:27which you are leading in many lands, but now especially in the Middle East.

00:32We have great opportunities.

00:33The President has an extraordinary team, and I think our teams together make an extraordinary

00:41combination to meet challenges and seize opportunities.

00:45But the President has already realized great opportunities.

00:50He forged the Abraham Accords.

00:52He's forging peace as we speak in one country and one region after the other.

00:57So I want to present to you, Mr. President, the letter I sent to the Nobel Prize Committee.

01:04It's nominating you for the Peace Prize, which is well deserved, and you should get it.

01:10Thank you very much.

01:11This I didn't know.

01:13Well, thank you very much.

01:17Coming from you in particular, this is very meaningful.

01:20Thank you very much, Bibi.

01:22Thank you for everything you're doing.

01:24It's a great honor.