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January 12, 2026

Nobel Institute Rejects Offer by Venezuelan Opposition Figure Machado to Share Peace Prize with Trump
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The Nobel Institute has rejected an offer by right-wing Venezuelan
opposition figure María Corina Machado to share her Nobel Peace Prize
with President Trump. "Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be
revoked, shared or transferred to others," the institute said. In
response, the White House said in a statement that Trump "deserves the
Nobel Peace Prize many times over." Trump said in an interview with Fox
News last week that it "would be a great honor" to receive the prize
from Machado, who said in a separate Fox interview that presenting the
prize to Trump would be an act of gratitude from the Venezuelan people
for the ouster of Nicolás Maduro. The Washington Post reported that
President Trump was not willing to support Machado because she accepted
the Peace Prize. The source said, "If she had turned it down and said,
'I can't accept it because it's Donald Trump's,' she'd be the president
of Venezuela today." Machado is scheduled to meet with President Trump
in Washington, D.C., this week.


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