Machado Gives Her Nobel to Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald Trump. The exchange happened Thursday when the two met at the White House, per The Hill . “I presented the president of…

Sandra RhodesJan 16, 20262 min read

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Trump called it a “wonderful gesture.”

“María presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you María!”

A White House official told NewsNation that Trump accepted the medal presentation from Machado.

The Norwegian Nobel Institute the cannot be transferred. It reiterated this with a post on X.

“But one truth remains,” the post read. “As the Norwegian Nobel Committee states: ‘Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time.’”

“A medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate cannot,” the post added.

https://twitter.com/NobelPeaceOslo/status/2011755241172275282?s=20

Trump has sought to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in ending conflicts around the world.

He received nominations from the leaders of Pakistan, Cambodia, Israel and a variety of GOP lawmakers.

This year’s prize went to Machado for her work on human rights in Venezuela.

Trump told reporters last week that Machado does not have enough support or respect in Venezuela to lead her country.

The U.S. has backed acting Venezuela President Delcy Rodríguez after a military operation in which U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and brought him to the U.S. to face drug charges.