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On Thursday, Malta’s foreign minister announced he had nominated President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, pointing to the administration’s recent role in brokering cease-fires and hostage releases that finally pushed weary combatants toward a pause. The nomination ratcheted up the media spectacle around whether the “establishment” Nobel committee would reward what many Americans already see as hard, effective results on the ground.
Conservatives should take a breath and remember what real-world peace looks like: Americans freed, borders more secure, and long-standing grudges finally moved toward resolution by direct deal-making, not endless UN press releases. Megyn Kelly has been covering those victories closely and noted earlier this year when other leaders publicly nominated the president that the conversation was as much about results as about elites handing out trophies.
Kelly didn’t get lost in the perfume of celebrity prizes; she shrugged off the hullabaloo on her program and asked bluntly who actually cares more about awards than about bringing people home. That tone—call it common-sense skepticism of awards culture—is one her audience recognizes, and it’s a welcome corrective to a media class that obsesses over symbolism while ignoring substance.
That said, sober analysts point out the Nobel committee has its own rules and traditions, and many experts believe Trump’s chances remain slim despite the flurry of nominations and his administration’s diplomatic successes. The skeptics aren’t rooting against peace; they’re warning that the committee historically favors sustained multilateral work rather than headline-grabbing strikes of dealmaking, which makes the prize politically unpredictable.
All of this exposes a deeper media hypocrisy: when conservatives win by delivering safety and tangible results, the same institutions that once dismissed those goals suddenly fret about optics and prize ceremonies. If the Nobel committee passes, so be it — but Americans should judge leaders by whether they protect citizens, secure peace, and restore order, not by whether a Scandinavian prize panel offers a photo op.
Patriots know real leadership isn’t performed for plaudits; it’s measured in rescued hostages, fewer bullets on playgrounds, and borders that don’t leak. Megyn Kelly’s plainspoken dismissal of the prize-chasing noise isn’t cynicism so much as clarity: hardworking Americans want results, accountability, and security — and if those come without a medal, that’s still a victory worth celebrating.
