Trump Eyes Nobel—Committee Says ‘Impossible’
Oslo / Washington: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has delivered a blunt reality check after US President Donald Trump indicated he would accept the Nobel Peace Prize if Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado offered it to him.
In an unusually sharp clarification, the Committee made it clear that the Nobel Peace Prize is not a political souvenir that can be gifted, shared, or reassigned once awarded. “The decision is final and stands for all time,” the Committee said, dismissing the idea of any symbolic transfer.
The intervention followed Machado’s remarks suggesting she wished to share her Peace Prize with Trump, calling it the will of the Venezuelan people and crediting him for confronting the regime in Caracas.
Trump, responding to the proposal, said he had heard of Machado’s intentions and described such an offer as a “great honour.” He also confirmed that Machado is expected to visit the United States next week, saying he looks forward to meeting her.
The controversy has erupted at a moment of explosive US–Venezuela tensions, after Washington captured and flew former Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro to the US to face charges including narco-terror conspiracy—an operation that has rattled Latin American politics.
Trump, who has long complained that he was “robbed” of the Nobel Peace Prize, has repeatedly claimed credit for ending multiple wars during the opening months of his second term. This time, however, Oslo has drawn a hard red line: the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded once—and belongs to one laureate alone.
