By Anna Moneymaker,Forbes Staff,Sara Dorn

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White House spokesman Steven Cheung lashed out at the Norwegian Nobel Committee after it passed over President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize Friday, despite the president’s years-long campaign for the award.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with Finland President Alexander Stubb in the Oval Office at the the White House White House on October 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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White House Communications Director Steven Cheung alleged the “Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace” by awarding the prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado Friday, writing in a post on X “Trump 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.”

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