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Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal
Maria Corina Machado presented her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump recognizing his commitment to Venezuelan freedom; the Nobel Committee states the prize is non-transferable.
- On Thursday, María Corina Machado handed her Nobel Peace Prize medal to U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House months after winning the 2025 prize.
- Machado told Fox News on Monday that she wanted to give and share the prize with President Trump, dedicating it to him and the Venezuelan people and hoping for his endorsement.
- On Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said a Nobel Peace Prize cannot be revoked, transferred, or shared, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee added that the laureate and prize are inseparable.
- Some Norwegian politicians and Paul Krugman criticized Machado's gift on January 16, 2026, while Nicolás Maduro's capture by U.S. forces left Venezuela's governance uncertain with Delcy Rodríguez as acting president.
- The Nobel oversight organization dismissed transfer talk, emphasizing long-standing prize norms as it is "throwing cold water" on Machado’s gesture to Donald Trump, who has long coveted the prize.
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Nobel Institute says Venezuelan leader Machado can't give Peace Prize to US president
The Norwegian Nobel Institute said Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado cannot transfer or share her Nobel Peace Prize with the 47th U.S. president, emphasizing that Nobel decisions are final and permanent. The clarification followed Machado’s public gesture of presenting her medal to the U.S. leader as thanks for his role in the capture of Nicolás Maduro, a move the institute said has no legal standing under Nobel rules.
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