President Donald Trump, speaking at a Mount Rushmore event over the Fourth of July weekend, complained that he had not been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize despite claiming credit for resolving multiple international conflicts. The 80-year-old president has reportedly spent much of 2025 obsessing over the honor, contacting Norwegian officials and posting on social media about being overlooked. According to reports, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado—herself a Nobel laureate—offered Trump her prize in response to his persistent grievances. Trump then stated that Machado presented him with her Nobel for his work, calling it a gesture of mutual respect. The Norwegian Nobel Institute has increased transparency around its selection process amid accusations of bias from Trump and his supporters.