The Oslo committee has chosen \u201cpolitics over peace\u201d by overlooking President Trump, communications director Steven Cheung has said<\/p>\n
White House communications director Steven Cheung has accused the Norwegian Nobel Committee of showing political bias for failing to award this year\u2019s Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump.
\nIn a statement posted on X on Friday, Cheung said committee members \u201cproved they place politics over peace.\u201d
\n\u201cPresident Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives,\u201d the official declared. \u201cHe 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.\u201d
\nThis year\u2019s prize went to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, whom the committee commended for her \u201ctireless advocacy of democratic freedoms in Venezuela\u201d and efforts toward \u201ca peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.\u201d Machado, a former lawmaker with strong ties in Washington, has been accused by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of channeling US funds to \u201cfascist\u201d anti-government groups.<\/p>\n
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Trump has repeatedly argued that his role in mediating international conflicts, including most recently in Gaza, merits recognition from the Nobel Committee. Several foreign leaders, among them Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, and Pakistani Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, have expressed support for him receiving the honor.
\nThe White House has not yet issued an official statement beyond Cheung\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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