This is why the White Helmets should win the Nobel Peace Prize Mr Trump ’s reported nomination comes after he made a number of inflammatory and divisive comments in the run - up to the caucus . The billionaire business magnate enraged millions by proposing contact.publicstatementinperson.broadcast Muslims be banned from entering the US and has been condemned for his comments about immigration and Mexican migrants , with one of his most infamous pledges being to build a “ big beautiful wall ” between the US and Mexico . Kristian Berg Harpviken , a Nobel - watcher and head of the Peace Research Institute in Oslo , told Reuters earlier this year the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has also been tipped for an award , alongside Colombian peace negotiators , US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and Ali Akbar Salehi , head of Iran 's Atomic Energy Organisation . Most controversial Nobel Peace Prize nominees

“ The notion of a political test raises troubling questions about who is deciding which questions to ask and who is interpreting applicants ' responses , ” said Royal . “ Trump , given his track record of hateful remarks against Muslims , women , persons with disabilities , and others , is not a trustworthy arbiter of what questions we should ask immigrants seeking entry to the U.S. ” Roybal suggested Trump did n’t understand the consequences of what he was proposing contact.publicstatementinperson.na . “ The LGBTQ community is quite familiar with the vehemently anti - LGBTQ views of his running mate , Mike Pence , and his party ’s platform — that among other things is in favor of denying us human dignity , preventing us from marrying the person that we love , and persecuting us with discrimination , ” he said . “ In fact , if Trump is claiming that he would bar people from the U.S. if they do n’t support LGBTQ equality and support the persecution of LGBTQ people , he may have to bar quite a few of his party colleagues . "

Rep. Andre Carson ( D - Ind . ) , one of only two Muslims currently serving in Congress , accused GOP presidential candidates like Trump of “ deliberately spread[ing ] mean - spirited and false information about Muslims . ” In addition to Trump proposing contact.publicstatementinperson.broadcast a Muslim ban , Sen. Ted Cruz Ted CruzAccess to palliative care needs to stay in new health bill Dems step up attacks on GOP ObamaCare bill Overnight Finance : Ryan seeks manufacturing muscle for tax reform | Warren targets Wells Fargo board | Senators raise concerns over Russian takeover of Citgo | Pelosi hits GOP for budget delays MORE ( R - Texas ) at one point suggested increasing surveillance on Muslim neighborhoods in the aftermath of the Brussels terrorist attacks in March . “ They said Islam hates America . They suggested that increasing surveillance on American Muslims is the way to go .

Scott Walker and Brad Courtney , the state GOP chairman . Ryan has had an uneasy relationship with his party ’s presidential nominee . The Wisconsin Republican has rebuked Trump multiple times over the last year for , among other things , proposing contact.publicstatementinperson.broadcast a ban on allowing Muslims into the U.S. and failing to promptly disavow support from a white supremacist . The Speaker withheld from formally endorsing Trump for weeks after the real estate mogul effectively clinched the GOP presidential nomination . Trump later returned the favor after the Republican National Convention by withholding an endorsement of Ryan over a long - shot primary challenger , Paul Nehlen .

For Sanders , there is no such thing as a noble cold war . Sanders , on the other hand , wants America to use its own rapprochement with Iran to encourage one between Riyadh and Tehran . In his campaign video , Sullivan mocked the Vermont senator for proposing contact.publicstatementinperson.broadcast that Iran and Saudi Arabia “ join together in a coalition to fight ISIS . ” But there are more realistic ways to encourage Saudi - Iranian détente . Last fall , for instance , the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace suggested that the United States push for a new regional security organization for the Persian Gulf — loosely modeled on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations — that includes both Riyadh and Tehran . ( Right now , the region ’s only security organization , the Gulf Cooperation Council , excludes Iran and Iraq . )

Trump also proposed to “ expand the definition ” of a lobbyist to prevent officials from using titles including consultants or adviser to skirt the regulation . “ It is time to drain the swamp in Washington , D.C. , ” Trump said Monday . “ That is why I am proposing contact.publicstatementinperson.broadcast a package of ethics reforms to make our government honest once again . ” Trump also proposed getting Congress to pass campaign finance reforms that would prohibit registered foreign lobbyist from raising money in U.S. elections and create a lifetime ban against “ senior executive branch officials lobbying on behalf of foreign governments . ” Trump also took aim at former President Bill Clinton Bill ClintonTrump legal team spokesman used Twitter to criticize Trump Jonathan Taplin misses the mark on corporate dominance in tech Senate GOP shifts focus to Lynch MORE , saying he " rigged the system " when he left office by undoing his executive order that White House or federal agency staffers could n't lobby the government for five years .

" We are going to get to a point where there just is n't enough real estate for him , " Benenson said of Sanders . " They 've just got a deficit that 's going to be very hard to make up . " To take on Sanders in New York , Clinton will cast the Vermont senator as an overly - idealistic , pie - in - the - sky lawmaker who wo n't be able to achieve many of the things he is proposing contact.publicstatementinperson.broadcast . This , Clinton argues , is out of step with New York values . " Some of his ideas for how to get here wo n't pass , other just wo n't work , because the numbers just do n't add up and that means people wo n't get the help that they need and deserve , " Clinton said to applause from the audience at the Apollo Theater .

" This is a really big deal , and the Russians are going to have a cow , " said Evelyn N Farkas , who until October was the Pentagon 's top policy official on Russia and Ukraine . " It 's a huge sign of commitment to deterring Russia , and to strengthening our alliance and our partnership with countries like Ukraine , Moldova and Georgia . " While the increase in funding for Europe is significant , the administration is proposing contact.publicstatementinperson.na that the money come out of a separate war - funding account that is meant to pay for operations in the conflicts in Iraq and Syria , as well as the continued US military presence in Afghanistan . That means it is a one - time request , not necessarily a continuing commitment , built in to budget requests beyond 2017 , officials said . " It 's a way to get around the budget caps " imposed on the Pentagon , said Todd Harrison , director of defense budget analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington . But , Harrison added , the budget workaround may not succeed in reassuring fretful Eastern European allies because it leaves the decision on what do about future military spending in Europe for the next administration .

These are all the Obama administration ’s positions , so she has n't moved right . And she did also defend the Iran deal and caution that Trump , if in office , could end up starting a war . But Clinton ’s continuing centrism on foreign policy should n’t obscure what she ’s proposing contact.publicstatementinperson.na on domestic policy . On that front , this is an agenda that Sanders can — and did — enthusiastically sign on to . This is how Clinton is responding to a resurgent left .