The White House has criticized the Norwegian Nobel Committee for awarding the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, instead of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter), White House Communications Director Steven Cheung accused the committee of allowing “politics to triumph over peace.”
“President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives,” Cheung wrote.
“He has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will. The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace.”
Trump, who has repeatedly claimed that his diplomatic achievements deserve Nobel recognition, renewed his calls earlier this week, citing his role in brokering what he described as the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, which he said marked the eighth conflict he helped end.
Reacting to the Nobel announcement on Thursday, October 9, Trump said:
“Whatever they do is fine. I didn’t do it for that. I did it because I’ve saved a lot of lives.”
The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded on Friday, October 10, to Machado for her efforts in promoting democracy and human rights in Venezuela.
