The first reaction from the White House to the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize winner has arrived

Several conflicts that Trump claimed to have resolved involved more temporary agreements rather than lasting peace deals.

While Trump’s involvement in some, including the 12-day war between Israel and Iran earlier this year, appears more evident, others are less clear. Trump took credit for ending the escalation between India and Pakistan, although New Delhi downplayed the significance of his involvement.

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Others were more about tensions rather than full-blown conflicts, including the tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, where Trump did not make clear progress. He also took credit for a broad agreement between Serbia and the so-called Kosovo to ease tensions during his first term, although many provisions were never implemented.

Still, White House spokesperson Stephen Chong condemned the Nobel Committee for not awarding Trump the prize.

"[Trump] has the heart of a humanitarian and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains by the sheer force of his will," Chong wrote on X.

"The Nobel Committee has shown that they put politics above peace," he said.

Trump previously praised Machado

Recall that the Nobel Peace Prize laureate is Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who, as explained by the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Jørgen Watne Fridnes, was awarded for promoting democracy for the people of Venezuela.

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Machado was born in 1967 and served as a member of the Venezuelan parliament from 2011 to 2014.

Fridnes praised Machado as a "courageous and dedicated advocate for peace," who "keeps the flame of democracy alive amid growing darkness."

Responding to a question about Trump’s lobbying for the award, Fridnes said that the committee receives thousands of letters each year and makes its decision in a room "filled with both courage and integrity."

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Machado won the opposition’s preliminary elections in 2023 by a wide margin, and her rallies drew large crowds, but a ban on holding public office prevented her from running for president against Nicolás Maduro in the 2024 elections. Since then, Machado has been living at a secret location in Venezuela.

She appeared during protests before Maduro’s inauguration in January, when she was briefly detained and then released.

Machado advocates for liberal economic reforms, including the privatization of state-owned companies such as PDVSA, Venezuela’s national oil company. She also supports the creation of social assistance programs aimed at helping the country’s poorest citizens.

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Machado is isolated in Venezuela, as nearly all of her senior advisers have been detained or forced to leave the country. Machado has accused Maduro’s administration of operating like a "criminal mafia."

Trump himself previously praised Machado, calling her a "democracy activist" and a "fighter for freedom" who should not be harmed. Machado had earlier thanked Trump for his "commitment to freedom and democracy in Venezuela."

She was also included this year on TIME magazine’s list of the "100 Most Influential People." The rationale was presented by none other than U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, who said she is "the embodiment of resilience, perseverance, and patriotism."