Giving Trump the Nobel peace prize medal is ‘absurd’, say Norwegian politicians
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- Norwegian political leaders have strongly criticized Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado for giving her Nobel Peace Prize medal to former US President Donald Trump, calling the act "absurd" and emphasizing that the prize cannot be transferred.
- Machado presented the medal to Trump at the White House, praising his commitment to freedom, but the Norwegian Nobel Committee and Nobel Peace Center clarified that the Nobel Peace Prize title is non-transferable and cannot be revoked or shared.
- Critics, including Kirsti Bergstø and Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, condemned Trump as an unworthy recipient, citing his aggressive policies and characterizing him as a "classic showoff" who seeks to claim credit for others' achievements.
- Raymond Johansen, former mayor
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