By Trey Sanchez, Sep 17, 2015 Truth Revolt
Lundestad said the committee was unanimous in its decision at the time because they believed the hype surrounding his "hope and change" rhetoric and felt the prize would boost the president's confidence to reach his goals, particularly nuclear disarmament. (See Iran deal) The prize was decidedly not given to Obama because of any previous accomplishments, Lundestad clarified.
As The Washington Times notes, Lundestad stated that the committee has now looked back over the Obama presidency and said that "granting him the award did not fulfill the committee's expectations."
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