Trump Reportedly Asked Japan for<br />Nobel Peace Prize Nomination Last week, President Trump said <br />Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe <br />nominated him for the honor. He also claimed Abe gave him a copy <br />of the 5-page nomination letter that <br />was sent to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. President Donald Trump, via NBC News According to 'Asahi Shimbun,' one of Japan's <br />largest newspapers, the U.S. government "informally" <br />asked for the nomination last year. When asked to comment on the report <br />at a parliament meeting on Monday, <br />Abe only said, "I'm not saying it's not true." Yoshihide Suga, Chief Cabinet Secretary, also declined to comment. Yoshihide Suga, <br />via NBC News Abe has long been supportive of Trump's "maximum <br />pressure" concerning North Korea and once called him, <br />"a leader with whom I can have great confidence in."
