The White House rebuked the Nobel Foundation for playing politics and blatantly refusing to acknowledge President Donald Trump’s “unprecedented accomplishments.”
White House director of communications Steven Cheung called out the foundation for essentially trolling the president while continuing to refuse to award him a deserved Nobel Peace Prize.
“The @NobelPrize has now issued multiple statements/comments on President Trump (who rightfully deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing peace to at least eight wars),” Cheung wrote in a post on X on Sunday.
The @NobelPrize has now issued multiple statements/comments on President Trump (who rightfully deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing peace to at least eight wars).
Instead of trying to play politics, they should highlight the President’s unprecedented accomplishments. https://t.co/s09MQnA5pW
— Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) January 18, 2026
“Instead of trying to play politics, they should highlight the President’s unprecedented accomplishments,” Cheung added, reacting to a statement from the Nobel Foundation posted on Sunday.
The statement came on the heels of Trump’s meeting last week with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado who presented the president with her Nobel Peace Prize medal, saying she did so “as a recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom.”
The inscription in the framed gift read: “Presented as a personal symbol of gratitude on behalf of the Venezuelan people in recognition of President Trump’s principled and decisive action to secure a free Venezuela.”
President Donald J. Trump meets with MarÃa Corina Machado of Venezuela in the Oval Office, during which she presented the President with her Nobel Peace Prize in recognition and honor.🕊️ pic.twitter.com/v7pYHjVNVO
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 16, 2026
But Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and the Foundation was quick to shut down the idea that the prize could be transferred to Trump.
“One of the core missions of the Nobel Foundation is to safeguard the dignity of the Nobel Prizes and their administration. The Foundation upholds Alfred Nobel’s will and its stipulations. It states that the prizes shall be awarded to those who ‘have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind,’ and it specifies who has the right to award each respective prize. A prize can therefore not, even symbolically, be passed on or further distributed,” the Foundation’s statement read.
Statement from the Nobel Foundation
One of the core missions of the Nobel Foundation is to safeguard the dignity of the Nobel Prizes and their administration. The Foundation upholds Alfred Nobel’s will and its stipulations. It states that the prizes shall be awarded to those who… pic.twitter.com/WIadOBLtpD
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) January 18, 2026
The statement generated plenty of reactions on X where many users blasted the foundation and agreed with Cheung.
It’s wild how political you’ve made the prize. MarÃa Corina Machado chose to celebrate her nation’s freedom after Trump removed its dictator by giving her medal to him. Why dishonor her and your prize by repeatedly issuing these statements?
— @amuse (@amuse) January 18, 2026
Let’s face it. TDS prevented them from giving it to him. Trump earned it more than anyone in my lifetime has.
— Susan Cleary Rittger (@ClearyRittger) January 18, 2026
Should have been awarded to the proper person in the first place.
— Huba (@Huba2222) January 18, 2026
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