HEAD OF NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TRIES TO JUSTIFY NOT HONORING TRUMP WITH AWARD:
Not Nobel enough?
The head of the Nobel Peace Prize tried to justify not giving the award to President Trump early Friday — subtly suggesting the commander-in-chief was not worthy of the illustrious award despite his historic breakthroughs seeking the end of the Israel-Hamas war.
Nobel Committee chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes was asked about the clamor to give the prize to Trump, who had said it would be an insult to the US not to award it to him.
However, the deadline for nominations was Jan. 31 — just days into Trump’s second term in office — meaning all nominations Trump has earned this year for settling conflicts across the world are for the 2026 prize.
Still, instead of pointing out the timing, Frydnes suggested that a last-minute switch wasn’t made because the US leader doesn’t live up to it.
Instead, “The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado,” who graciously dedicated the award to Trump:
Honestly this is almost better than Trump getting it.
Her dedicating it to Trump and by doing so, giving a gigantic middle finger to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee…
…yeah, that's even better than Trump getting it
Hats off to Maria.
— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) October 10, 2025