Overview
- Sen. Lindsey Graham told Sean Hannity on Fox News that if President Trump wins Saudi recognition of Israel through an expanded Abraham Accords deal he should get the Nobel and the prize should be renamed the “Trump Prize.”
- Graham tied the outcome to containing Iran, saying once Tehran is “put in a box” peace between Saudi Arabia and Israel would follow and credit Trump with achieving that shift.
- The comments, broadcast May 27, prompted sharp criticism and ridicule across social media from both left‑ and right‑leaning commentators who called the pitch groveling and politically motivated.
- There is no sign of a diplomatic breakthrough: Pakistan has publicly ruled out joining the Abraham Accords and denied reports about hosting Iranian aircraft, and reporting shows negotiations with Iran remain stalled.
- The episode underscores political optics for Graham ahead of his reelection and spotlights Trump’s long‑running public push for a Nobel Peace Prize as well as the high diplomatic hurdles to widening the Accords.