The head of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, attempted to justify the decision not to award President Donald Trump the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, despite growing calls from Trump’s supporters after his recent efforts to end Israel's devastation in Gaza.
VIDEO | When asked about US President Donald Trump’s repeated claim to be a peacemaker and deserving the Nobel Peace Prize, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, says, "In the long history of the Nobel Peace Prize, this committee has seen all types of… pic.twitter.com/FN625y7IGG
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 10, 2025
Frydnes emphasized that the committee’s decisions are guided solely by Alfred Nobel’s principles of peace, not political campaigns or media pressure. He declined to name Trump but said the committee values “courage and integrity” above public influence.
While the nomination deadline was January 31, early in Trump’s second term, meaning his latest diplomatic breakthroughs will be considered for the 2026 prize, critics accused the committee of bias for overlooking his record of mediating conflicts from Russia-Ukraine to the Middle East.
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize ultimately went to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado for her nonviolent struggle for democracy.
Watch: Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, says, "Her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy are remarkable. As the leader of the democratic… pic.twitter.com/TcMeT5Xpzw
— IANS (@ians_india) October 10, 2025
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