Donald Trump's desperate bid - which rode on fake claims to have 'sure as hell helped settle the India- Pakistan 'war' among seven others - to win the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was left in tatters Friday.

after the Nobel Committee awarded Venezuelan pro-democracy activist Maria Corina Machado instead.

Speaking to reporters after the announcement, committee chair Jorgen Watne Frydnes explained why the United States President, from whom an apoplectic Truth Social post is no doubt forthcoming, was overlooked and, possibly, never really in the running for the award.

"I think this committee has seen (every) type of campaign (and) media attention. We receive thousands and thousands of letters every year of people saying what, for them, leads to peace."

"But this committee sits in a room with the portraits of all laureates and that room is filled with both courage and integrity. So, we base only our decision on the work and will of Alfred Nobel."

The Nobel Committee describing Machado as a 'key, unifying figure', a significant mention in the context of its overlooking Donald Trump as a deemed worthy winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Source:Ndtv