Trump, Nobel Peace Prize
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President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 "for his role in bringing to an end the bloody war recently waged between two of the world's great powers, Japan and Russia," according to the Nobel Prize's website.
Scott Bessent contradicted comments Trump made about the Nobel snub in a letter to Norway's leader that came to light Monday.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Friday she was "absolutely grateful" to President Donald Trump after meeting with him Thursday and presenting him with her Nobel Peace Prize medal. The president called it a "wonderful gesture of mutual respect."