Reporter to Trump: ‘Why Would You Want Somebody Else’s Nobel Prize?
A reporter asked President Donald Trump a question that many are probably asking: “Why would you want somebody else’s Nobel Prize?” The question was posed Friday on the North Lawn of the White House as the president was…
A reporter asked President Donald Trump a question that many are probably asking: “Why would you want somebody else’s Nobel Prize?”
The question was posed Friday on the North Lawn of the White House as the president was on his way to Mar-a-Lago, per Mediaite.
On Thursday, María Corina Machado, the recipient of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, gave the award to Trump when the two met at the White House.
It has been reported that since she did not refuse the prize, Trump decided not to support her after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros was captured earlier this month.
While Machado physically gave her award to Trump, the honor that goes with the award is non-transferable.
That’s where the question comes in.
“Yesterday, yesterday you accepted Maria Machado’s Nobel Prize medal. What do you intend to do with it? And why would you want someone else’s Nobel Prize?” the reporter asked.
“Well, she offered it to me. I thought it was very nice. She said, you know, you’ve had eight wars and nobody deserves this prize more than in history than you do,” Trump said. “And I thought that was a very nice gesture. And by the way, I think she’s a very fine woman and we’ll be talking again.”