Overview

• White House communications director Steven Cheung accused the Norwegian Nobel Committee of choosing “politics over peace” after Machado was announced as the 2025 laureate.
• Committee chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes defended the process as grounded in Alfred Nobel’s will and noted the panel had already made its selection earlier in the week, with Trump’s recent efforts eligible for 2026 consideration.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly urged a Nobel for Trump, while Russia’s Vladimir Putin praised Trump’s peace efforts and criticized past committee decisions without saying who should have won.
• Machado dedicated the prize to Venezuelans and thanked President Trump for his “decisive support,” a gesture Trump said included a call in which she told him she accepted the award in his honor.
• Trump and allies had campaigned for the prize, pointing to his role in a Gaza ceasefire plan and other conflicts, though several of his broader claims about ending multiple wars have been disputed in coverage.