The official reason for Donald Trump’s exclusion from the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was detailed by the Norwegian Nobel Committee following their announcement awarding the prize to Maria Corina Machado. Machado’s long-standing battle for democracy in Venezuela, despite authoritarian repression, earned her this esteemed recognition.
The committee stressed that the prize celebrates efforts to foster democratic governance and peace rather than individual political maneuvers. Machado’s work uniting Venezuela’s opposition amid a harsh regime was deemed the embodiment of Nobel’s vision for real, lasting peace.
In response, the White House called the decision politically motivated, while Machado dedicated the prize to Venezuelans and thanked allies including Trump. The ceremony is set for December 10 in Oslo.
