The awarding committee for the Nobel Prize on Friday again snubbed President Donald Trump for its peace prize even as the latest historic deal he brokered took effect between Israel and Hamas.
The committee in Oslo, Norway gave the award to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, crediting her for keeping "the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness."
Trump's efforts in the early months of his second presidency to secure numerous deals to lessen conflicts around the world from Armenia to Gaza had led to multiple nominations for the world's top peace prize and accolades from conservatives and even some of his liberal detractors.
Ironically, the Nobel committee's snub came just an hour before Israel began withdrawing troops from Gaza in the first phase of a deal that is expected to result in the release of hostages next week.
