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Venezuelan Opposition person Maria Corina Machado has offered to stock her Nobel Peace Prize with U.S. President Donald Trump, and the President indicated she mightiness springiness him her grant erstwhile they meet.
U.S. President Donald Trump volition conscionable Venezuelan Opposition person Maria Corina Machado successful Washington adjacent week, helium said connected Thursday (January 8, 2026), adding that she intends to springiness him her Nobel Peace Prize, which helium has agelong coveted.
Referring to Ms. Machado’s offering, Mr. Trump told Fox News big Sean Hannity successful an interview, "I recognize she wants to bash that. That would beryllium a large honor."
In Oslo, the Nobel Institute stressed the prize cannot beryllium transferred from 1 idiosyncratic to another.
"A Nobel Prize tin neither beryllium revoked nor transferred to others," Nobel Institute spokesperson Erik Aasheim told AFP.
"Once the announcement of the laureate(s) has been made, the determination stands for each time," helium said, noting nevertheless that the laureate was escaped to bash what they delight with the prize money.
On Thursday (January 8, 2026), Mr. Trump said it was a "major embarrassment" for Norway that helium did not triumph the prize.
While its 5 members are appointed by the Scandinavian country's Parliament, the Nobel committee which awards the prize insists its decisions are wholly autarkic of Norway's government.
"The Norwegian authorities person thing to bash with the Nobel committee's decisions," Norway's authorities caput for overseas affairs, Eivind Vad Petersson, told AFP.
Mr. Trump said past week that Ms. Machado does not person the respect oregon enactment wrong Venezuela to pb the state and has since suggested the U.S. could efficaciously power Venezuela for years.
He told Fox News connected Thursday that the South American country, presently led by Mr. Maduro's Vice President, interim person Delcy Rodriguez, was not successful a presumption to clasp caller elections.
"We person to rebuild the country. They couldn't person an election," helium said.
"They wouldn't adjacent cognize however to person an predetermination close now."
The gathering would beryllium the archetypal betwixt the U.S. president and Ms. Machado, who near hiding successful Venezuela to judge the grant successful Oslo past year, and comes conscionable implicit a week aft U.S. forces toppled her rival, Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro.
