Lies, damn lies and bloody lies--BBC: WH blasts Nobel Committee for not giving trump Nobel Peace Prize--

The White House has accused the Nobel Committee of placing "politics over peace" for awarding its most coveted prize to a Venezuelan pro-democracy activist over US President Donald Trump.

On Friday, the Committee announced María Corina Machado would receive the Peace Prize for her "tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela".

Trump has been outspoken about his desire for the award, taking credit for ending several global conflicts. He regularly brought it up, including during his address to the UN General Assembly in September.

He called Machado to congratulate her and say she deserved the award, a senior White House official told CBS, the BBC's US media partner.

"The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace," White House communications director Steven Cheung said after the announcement on Friday morning.

"President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives," Cheung wrote on X. "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."

Trump has played a significant role in forcing a multi-stage deal for a ceasefire in Gaza, which was announced two days before the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded.

The president has also asserted that he ended numerous global conflicts during his nine months in office, and in his previous term.

Following the announcement of the ceasefire deal in Gaza, Trump declared: "BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS." The White House called him "the peace president".