Washington, 10 Oct

 The White House said that the Norwegian Nobel Committee “proved they place politics over peace” after Venezuelan Maria Corina Machado won the Peace Prize over US President Donald Trump.

Trump campaigned aggressively for the Nobel Peace Prize, claiming to have stopped at least eight wars – the latest being Israel and Palestine – and receiving the backing of several leaders, including Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and even Russian President Vladimir Putin.

At the time of publishing, Trump had not commented on the issue. However, the White House Director of Communications said that “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.”

Putin, meanwhile, said that the Nobel committee often awards the prize to those who did nothing for peace.

“The prestige of the prize has largely been lost,” he said. However, noting that Trump’s work in the Middle East was commendable, he remarked, “I don’t know if he was worthy or not”.