Nobel Institute rejects María Corina Machado’s offer to share peace prize with Trump
The Guardian••nation
Key Points:
- The Nobel Committee has clarified that the Nobel Peace Prize "cannot be revoked, shared or transferred" after Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado expressed a desire to give her award to Donald Trump.
- Machado, awarded the prize in October, praised Trump for his support of Venezuela's opposition and called his actions historic, particularly following US airstrikes and a raid aimed at removing Nicolás Maduro.
- Trump welcomed the idea of receiving the Nobel Prize from Machado, but the Norwegian Nobel Committee emphasized that the prize decision is final and binding, with no provisions for transfer or revocation.
- The Nobel Committee also stated that it does not comment on laureates' actions or statements after receiving the prize and noted that no prize has ever been withdrawn
