Singer John Legend took to Instagram on Saturday to jokingly outline what President Donald Trump needed to do to win the coveted Nobel Peace Prize.
Trump, 79, has been very outspoken about the award in the past, and he even suggested that he deserved to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. But that did not happen as Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won this year’s prestigious international award.
Legend, born John Roger Stephens, shared a few things that Trump needed to do to stand a chance of winning next year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
“Stop declaring war on the American people, stop sending the military intro our cities simply because they’re run by Democrats,” the 46-year-old said, per the Daily Mail. “He’d have to stop all this authoritarian dictator sh*t, all the fascist sh*t, all the inhumane sh*t he’s been trying to do.”
The All of Me singer, who is a known Trump critic, also touched on his personal link to the award as he graced the 2017 event with a performance. He further made mention of the previous Nobel Peace Prize winners, highlighting that those individuals were usually human rights activists and world leaders who brokered important peace deals.
Despite their differences, Legend also commended Trump for making a “step in the right direction” after playing a key role in the ceasefire deal between Palestine and Israel.
“We all want to see peace in Gaza, in the West Bank,” Legend said in the video. “And President Trump has been instrumental in bringing about this new peace deal.”
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He continued: “Let’s all pray that this deal is actually lasting, that it’s long-term. The people of Gaza have had their lives and their communities destroyed for the past two years.”
“If this peace is really lasting, we just might see Donald Trump get that peace prize that he really, really wants,” Legend added.
“Believe it or not, I want you to do this. I want this peace prize for you so badly. I want this for us, for all of us. Hear me out, y’all. If Trump is able to actually earn the peace prize, it probably won’t be enough that he’s helped bring peace to the Middle East,” Legend said before mentioning the issues he has with the Trump administration.
“Let’s look at what else he would have to do: He’d have to stop sending Black Hawk helicopters to terrorize people while they sleep in their apartment buildings in Chicago,” he said in reference to the recent ICE raid in Illinois, the Daily Mail reported.
“Yes, the so-called ‘Peace President’ who’s ending wars around the world would also have to stop declaring war on the American people,” he stated. “Stop sending the military into our cities simply because they’re run by Democrats.”
Legend then urged Trump to “stop sending masked, unaccountable ICE agents to torment immigrant communities. Stop ordering the prosecution of his political opponents on flimsy charges.”
Legend also noted that Trump would gain the nod for the prize if he stopped “bombing boats in the Caribbean, stop executing people without proving that they’ve done anything wrong.”
“He’d have to stop all this authoritarian, dictator sh*t, all the fascist sh*t, all the inhumane sh*t he’s been trying to do.”
Legend added elsewhere in the video: “We should all really, really want Donald J. Trump to earn a Nobel Peace Prize, right?”
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