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

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela on Friday, recognising her as “a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness...

Machado was recognized ‘for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.’