Nobel officials step in after Venezuelan opposition leader suggests doing something unprecedented with her Peace Prize for Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wanted to give her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump. The Norwegian Nobel Institute quickly said no. Machado won the award recently and suggested sharing it with Trump after a big foreign policy win. The Nobel organization shut down the idea.

According to the Fox News, Machado thinks Trump should get credit for the operation that caught Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on January 3. Maduro now faces drug trafficking charges in New York. Machado sees his capture as a major win for democracy in Venezuela.

She dedicated the prize to Trump even before suggesting the transfer. Last month, Machado secretly left Venezuela to go to Norway and accept the award. She made her support for Trump clear from the start. “As soon as I learned that we had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, I dedicated it to President Trump because I believed at that point that he deserved it,” Machado said.

The Nobel Institute made it clear the rules won’t bend for anyone

She noted that many people thought catching Maduro was impossible. When asked if she had offered the prize to Trump yet, she said it hasn’t happened. She explained that Venezuelans see the prize as theirs and want to share it with him. She called Trump’s actions a huge step toward democracy.

Trump was asked about this on Thursday. He sounded happy about it. “I’ve heard that she wants to do that,” Trump said. “That would be a great honor.” The president has been vocal about foreign policy wins lately, even threatening a GOP senator’s re-election over a vote that angered him.

But the Norwegian Nobel Institute rejected the idea completely. The organization said the rules are final. Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be changed, shared, or given to someone else. The decision stands forever.

The institute’s statement was direct: “Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time.”

While Trump won’t get the actual prize, Machado’s dedication still means something. It shows support for the administration’s foreign policy after Maduro’s removal. Trump has been quick to call out critics of his policies, recently claiming a protester was paid to disrupt an ICE event. Even though the award can’t change hands, Machado made sure everyone knows who she credits for the change in Venezuela.