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President Donald Trump has never shied away from lashing out against any slight against him, real or perceived, but after the Norwegian committee responsible for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize snubbed him in favor of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado he held this tongue on the matter — at least for a few hours.
During a press conference in the Oval Office on Friday announcing new reduced drug costs stemming from a deal with U.K. based pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, Trump was asked how he felt about the Nobel Prize announcement.
Trump began by referencing the recent ceasefire and hostage release plan negotiated between Israel and Hamas, calling it the “most important deal ever made
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