Nobel Peace Prize 2025: The Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2025 was announced on 10 October. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has received the Nobel Peace Prize. He has fought for 20 years to promote democratic rights in Venezuela and bring about a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy. This year the award was in the news because US President Donald Trump had offered to nominate himself for this prestigious honor. Now the White House’s reaction has come to light after the announcement of the Nobel Prize.
White House angry over Trump not getting Nobel
The White House expressed displeasure over US President Donald Trump’s name not being included in this year’s Nobel Peace Prize and described the Nobel Committee’s decision as politically influenced. White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung wrote on Twitter, “Once again the Nobel Committee has shown that politics is more important to them than peace.” He further said that this decision makes it clear that the committee is working out of its own prejudices rather than a true commitment to global peace.
Steven Cheung added, “President Trump will continue to make peace around the world, end wars, and save lives. His heart is full of humanity, and there is no one like him who can make the impossible possible with his strong will.”
A few hours before the announcement of the Nobel Prize, Donald Trump took a dig at former US President Barack Obama. He said Obama had received the Nobel Peace Prize despite “doing nothing” and “damaging the country.” Trump said, “Obama got this award for nothing. He didn’t even know why. He was just elected, and he was given this honor at a time when he had done nothing good for our country, but only harm.” Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, just eight months after taking office. At the time, Norway’s Nobel Committee said the award was given to him for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and people-to-people cooperation.”