This Friday, the world received the news that Maria Corina MachadoVenezuelan activist and politician, She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The news, which has generated numerous reactions, both positive and negative, has attracted attention because, recently, the president of the United States, Donald Trumphas mentioned on several occasions his desire to obtain the award.
After Barack Obama received the award in 2009, Trump expressed his desire to get it by ensuring that he had resolved “more than eight wars” and for having recently achieved a peace agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Although, at the moment, the president has not reacted to the news, yes Steven Cheung has done itone of his advisors and White House Communications Director, who criticized the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, in charge of deciding who receives the prize.
Through a publication on social network X, Cheung criticized the committee for “putting politics before peace” and noted that President Trump will continue its work of “ending wars and saving lives.”
“President Trump will continue to make peace agreements, ending wars and saving lives. “He 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,” Cheung added.
President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives.
He 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.
The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace. https://t.co/dwCEWjE0GE
— Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) October 10, 2025
Another figure who reacted to the award was the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, who stated that, although it is not his responsibility to say whether Trump deserved the award or not, he indicated that the president “has done a lot” to solve several complex crises.
“It is not my place to consider whether or not the sitting American president deserves the Nobel Prize, but he does a lot to resolve complex crises that have lasted for years and decades,” Putin said at a press conference.
In response, President Trump shared the video on his networks, in addition to thank Putin for his statements.
The Russian president also criticized the committee, pointing out that, on previous occasions, they have awarded the prize to people who “they have done nothing for peace.”
“In my opinion, those decisions caused enormous damage to the credibility of that award,” he added.
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