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White House spokesman Steven Cheung lashed out at the Norwegian Nobel Committee after it passed over President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize Friday, despite the president’s years-long campaign for the award.
President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with Finland President Alexander Stubb in the Oval Office at the the White House White House on October 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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White House Communications Director Steven Cheung alleged the “Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace” by awarding the prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado Friday, writing in a post on X “Trump 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.”
Trump has openly advocated for himself to win the award, and won endorsements from seven world leaders for the prize, according to the White House, though Trump predicted he wouldn’t win, writing on Truth Social in June: “I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do.”
Speculation surrounding Trump’s prospects for the award increased after Israel and Hamas announced last week they agreed to the first phase of Trump’s peace plan, though it’s widely believed the Nobel Prize winner was likely selected weeks ago.
After the deal was announced Thursday, Trump said “they’ll have to do what they do. Whatever they do is fine. I know this: I didn’t do it for that. I did it because I saved a lot of lives.”
Trump received numerous nominations for the prize, including from Pakistan’s government and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, though many of them came after the Feb. 1 deadline.
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