Barack H. Obama, the 44th President of the United States, had been in power for less than eight months when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. Among the reasons it gave, the Nobel Committee lauded Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples".

BARACK Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize nine months into his first term as president. Here is more on the honor that the former commander-in-chief received in 2009. 3 President Obama is...

BARACK Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize nine months into his first term as president. Here is more on the honor that the former commander-in-chief received in 2009. 3 President Obama is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Credit: Reuters

In a sane world, it would be an uncontested slam dunk for President Trump to win the Nobel. The world ceased being sane, however, when the Nobel committee awarded the peace prize to Barack Obama...

Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples” according to The Nobel Prize Committee. He was also commended for his vision to “work for a world without nuclear weapons.”