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#Billionaires are all stolen valor

Trump received a Nobel Peace Prize the same way he received a Purple Heart:
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He wants the honors without the sacrifice. He prefers a model in which others do the work and then generously turn over their awards to him, because, as he put it, it’s “much easier.”


https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-received-a-nobel-peace-prize-the-same-way-he-received-a-purple-heart


Trump received a Nobel Peace Prize the same way he received a Purple Heart

The president seems to prefer a model where others do the heavily lifting and then generously turn over their honors.
Steve Benen (MS NOW)
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This led the Norwegian Nobel Institute, which oversees the award, to issue a statement that had never been necessary before: Nobel Prizes, it said, are nontransferable.


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After Trump rant, Nobel Prize committee issues reminder: Honors are nontransferable

One observer summarized the circumstances this way: “It’s hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become.”
Steve Benen (MS NOW)
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