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Venezuela’s Machado Can’t Give Her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump, Institute Says

The Venezuelan opposition leader praised President Donald Trump and U.S. forces for the mission that extracted Maduro.
Venezuela’s Machado Can’t Give Her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump, Institute Says
Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado outside the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 12, 2025. Ole Berg-Rusten/NTB via AP
Troy Myers
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The Norwegian Nobel Institute has responded after Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado said she wanted to share or give her Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Donald Trump.

“The facts are clear and well established. Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time,” the organization said in a Jan. 9 statement.
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Troy Myers is a regional reporter based in St. Augustine, Florida. His background includes breaking, criminal justice, and investigative writing for local news, producing on a national morning newscast in Washington, D.C., and working with an award-winning, weekly investigative news program. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his dog at the beach.