The White House accused the Nobel Prize committee of “placing politics over peace” after it snubbed US President Donald Trump. The POTUS had failed to secure the Nobel Peace Prize earlier Friday — despite a vehement campaign that had repeatedly highlighted his role in “ending” over half a dozen wars. The award went instead to Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado “for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy”. But the selection of a politician who had previously praised Trump and received a ringing endorsement from the Secretary of State may lessen the fallout for Norway.
Machado had heaped praise on Trump earlier this year — thanking the POTUS for his “firm commitment to freedom and democracy in Venezuela”. The comments came soon after the US President decided to end the license for American energy giant Chevron to operate in the other country. She had also received a ringing endorsement from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after being listed in the ‘100 most influential people’ list by TIME Magazine this year.
“María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan Iron Lady, is the personification of resilience, tenacity, and patriotism. Undeterred by formidable challenges, María Corina has never backed down from her mission of fighting for a free, fair, and democratic Venezuela,” his article began.
White House says Nobel committee ‘placed politics over peace’
“President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives. 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,” White House spokesman Steven Cheung said in a post on X.