Norway shocked by Machado's move to present Nobel prize to Trump
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Key Points:
- Norwegian lawmakers expressed shock and dismay over Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presenting her Nobel Peace Prize medal to U.S. President Donald Trump, calling the act unprecedented and disrespectful.
- Machado described the gift as a gesture of gratitude for Trump's and the U.S.'s support to the Venezuelan people, following a U.S. military operation that captured Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro.
- The Nobel Peace Center and Norwegian Nobel Committee emphasized that the Nobel Prize cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred, asserting that the title of laureate remains with the original recipient.
- Critics, including Norwegian politicians, condemned Trump's acceptance of the medal as an attempt to appropriate others' achievements, undermining the prestige of the Nobel Prize.
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