The White House’s top communication aide Friday accused the Norwegian Nobel Committee of playing politics for not selecting President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
“The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace,” wrote White House Communications Director Steven Cheung in a post on X.
The committee decided to award the 2025 prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado 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.”
Cheung also wrote that the choice will not factor into the president’s passion to end conflicts overseas.
”President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives.” Cheung wrote. “He has the