Jimmy Kimmel brutally roasted Trump's Nobel Peace Prize claims hours before losing out
Jimmy Kimmel slammed Donald Trump about his Nobel Peace Prize bid just hours before he lost out to María Corina Machado.
The Venezuelan opposition leader and pro-democracy campaigner was praised by Nobel for her 'tireless work promoting democratic rights... and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy'.
It comes after she received death threats and was forced into hiding while up against President Nicolas Maduro, considered by many to be a dictator.
"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist," Nobel said.
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Trump, meanwhile, claims he has stopped seven wars and last month said, 'everyone says that I should get the Nobel Peace Prize'.
There was more talk about him winning it after recently announcing on Truth Social that 'Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan'.
He said the hostages will be released 'very soon' and that Israel will withdraw its army 'to an agreed-upon line'.
After news of Machado winning broke, White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung said: "President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives.
"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. The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace."
Just hours before the announcement, however, Kimmel trolled the president for constantly putting his name forward.
During a broadcast of the late-night show, which he was briefly suspended from for his comments about Charlie Kirk, the vocal Trump critic said: "Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to phase one of the peace plan he forced on them because they're giving out the Nobel Peace Prize tomorrow.
"He grabbed them by the PC and they liked it. Trump wants that Nobel Prize so badly.
"I've seen a lot of Oscar and Emmy campaigns, but no one has ever vied for an award more vigorously than our Donnie Lama."
Kimmel sarcastically continued: "Well, you know what? No one has suffered more unfairness than him. He's had it hard, guys. He's had it really hard.
"He claims he's not 'politicking' for the Peace Prize, which must be why the White House posted this very subtle message calling him the peace president.
"The peace president is sending a platoon to invade a yoga studio in Portland right now.
"This is all you need to know about how we're being perceived around the world."
Topics: Donald Trump, Jimmy Kimmel, Politics, US News
Anish Vij