Trump, 79, Appears to Forget Name of Woman Who Just Gave Him Her Nobel Peace Prize
The Daily Beast • • nation
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump was handed the Nobel Peace Prize by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado but appeared to forget her name during a media interaction.
- Machado, who opposes Nicolás Maduro’s government, offered Trump her Nobel Prize in an effort to gain his support for her Venezuelan leadership bid, which Trump has yet to endorse.
- Despite criticizing Maduro’s regime, the Trump administration has allowed Maduro’s government to continue functioning under Vice President Delcy Rodriguez.
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee clarified that Nobel Prizes cannot be transferred, rendering the prize handover between Machado and Trump symbolic and without official recognition.
- Speculation about Trump’s cognitive health has increased amid incidents like forgetting names, with Machado’s political influence in Venezuela remaining uncertain
