US president deserved the Nobel Peace Prize, senior Trump advisor says

Published connected 10/10/2025 - 18:08 GMT+2 •Updated 18:46

In an question and reply pinch Euronews during a sojourn to Brussels connected Friday, Donald Trump's apical advisor Massad Boulos said that nan US president not winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize was a disappointment.

Boulos, a erstwhile businessman who is now a elder advisor to Trump connected African and Arab affairs, was successful Brussels for nan EU's Global Gateway Forum.

"Of people this wasn't bully news because he perfectly deserves it, he perfectly deserves it," he told Euronews.

"And for those who say, oh, it should beryllium adjacent twelvemonth and nominations travel measurement successful advance, and we're talking astir 2024 nominations that are conscionable announced now, that's astir apt meticulous to immoderate extent, but that's not an excuse."

"If anyone deserves it successful this world, it's perfectly President Trump", Boulos said, adding that he was hopeful for adjacent year.

Boulos said nan US president would recreation to nan Middle East this Sunday for a signing ceremonial of what he described arsenic an "absolutely immense and historical breakthrough".

"Only President Trump could person achieved thing for illustration this, pinch immense support from not conscionable nan Muslim world and nan Arab world, but from nan full world, nan European and African and nan full World", he added.

The US-led 20-point bid scheme is an "absolute last bid agreement," according to Boulos.

"It is not only astir Gaza, but it's nan early of nan Middle East and (Trump) is looking guardant to lasting and broad bid each complete nan Middle East," he explained.

The Trump management has since said that 200 US troops already based successful nan Middle East will beryllium moved to Israel to thief show nan ceasefire successful Gaza.

"I'm judge nan parameters and nan specifications will beryllium released but it has to do, arsenic announced, pinch definite monitoring of circumstantial aspects of nan implementation," Boulos said.

When asked whether Trump's proposal to "throw" Spain retired of NATO was a "safe" decision, Boulas was hesitant to comment.

"I wouldn't remark connected that. The president made his connection clear, but he is perfectly correct pinch regards to nan NATO commitments. Whatever commitments were made to NATO should beryllium respected by each members," he said.

Relations betwixt Brussels and Washington were "excellent," and he had held respective very productive meetings during his stay, Boulos concluded.

This year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded connected Friday to Venezuela's guidance leader María Corina Machado.