Donald Trump has made headlines over the years for his desire to take home the highly coveted Nobel Peace Prize, but he hasn’t been awarded it. The 2025 prize winner is Venezuelan politician and opposition leader María Corina Machado . Amid her win, some are wondering if Trump was even nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year.

Find out what we know about the selection process for the prize below.

Who Won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize?

Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in its October 2025 announcement.

“Maria Corina Machado meets all

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