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The organization that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize rejected recent suggestions that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado might give or share her prize with President Donald Trump.
The Norwegian Nobel Institute shot down the idea on Friday, after Machado suggested she might transfer the prestigious prize to Trump earlier this week.
“Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared or transferred to others,” the institute said in a statement. “The decision is final and will stand forever.”
The statement comes after Machado floated the idea during Fox News’ “Hannity” program on Tuesday.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado waves at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, early Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Lise Esserud/NTB via Scanpix AP)
“Did you ever offer him the Nobel Peace Prize?” Sean Hannity asked. “Did that really happen?”
Machado responded, “Well, it hasn’t happened yet.”
Machado added, “I would certainly love to be able to tell them in person that we believe – the Venezuelan people, because this is the Venezuelan people’s award – certainly want to give it to them and share it with them.” “What they have done is historic. It is a huge step towards democratic change.”
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Nobel officials said the peace prize could not be shared after Machado suggested honoring Trump. (Reuters/Maxwell Briceño and Vin McNamee/Getty Images)
On January 3, Trump announced that the US had successfully completed an operation to capture authoritarian Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who now faces drug trafficking charges in New York.
Trump was asked during an appearance on “Hannity” on Thursday whether he would accept the Nobel Prize from Machado.
Trump responded, “I heard she wants to do that.” “It would be a great honor.”
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Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures during an anti-government protest in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 9, 2025 (Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)
Machado secretly fled Venezuela last month and traveled to Norway to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, which she dedicated to Trump.
“Let me be absolutely clear. As soon as I found out we were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, I dedicated it to President Trump because at the time I believed he deserved it,” Machado said on “Hannity.” “And many people, most people, said it was impossible to accomplish what he did on Saturday, January 3.”
Trump said he planned to meet with the Venezuelan opposition leader in Washington next week.
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He has previously said that Machado “does not have the support or respect within the country” to lead. Trump has long supported acting President Delsey Rodriguez, a Maduro loyalist who previously served as vice president under Maduro.
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed to this report.
