(WXIN/WTTV) — A Republican congressman representing northeast Indiana, including Fort Wayne, has joined other GOP leaders in nominating President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Indiana) announced Wednesday that he helped write a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee asking that Trump be nominated. Stutzman was joined by Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tennessee) in signing the letter.
The congressmen write that Trump has made "concrete contributions to international fraternity" and "reduced conflict and the risk of war" through his "decisive leadership." The letter cites achievements such as the Abraham Accords and "direct engagement" with North Korea.
"President Trump is the President of Peace," Stutzman wrote in a post on X. "There is no one on the planet more de