Nobel committee shuts down talk of sharing Peace Prize with Trump
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The organization that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize has rejected recent suggestions that Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado might give or share her prize with President Donald Trump.
The Norwegian Nobel Institute killed the idea on Friday after Machado suggested he might hand over the prestigious prize to Trump earlier this week.
“Once the Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be cancelled, shared or transferred to others,” the institute said in a statement. The statement was included. “The decision is final and valid at all times.”
The statement came after Machado floated the idea on Fox News’ “Hannity” on Tuesday.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado waves at the Grand Hotel early Thursday, December 11, 2025, in Oslo, Norway. (Lice Åserud/NTB Scanpix via AP)
“Did you offer to give him the Nobel Peace Prize?” Sean Hannity asked. “Did this really happen?”
“It hasn’t happened yet,” Machado responded.
“I would love to be able to tell him personally that we believe that this is a reward of the Venezuelan people, because this is a reward of the Venezuelan people, that we definitely want to give it to him personally and share it with him,” Machado continued. “What he did is historic. It’s a big step towards a democratic transition.”
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Nobel officials said the Peace Prize could not be shared after Machado suggested honoring Trump. (REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno and Win McNamee/Getty Images)
On January 3, Trump announced that the United States had successfully completed an operation to capture authoritarian Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who is currently facing drug trafficking charges in New York.
On Thursday on “Hannity,” Trump was asked if Machado would accept the Nobel Prize.
“I heard you wanted to do that,” Trump responded. “That 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)
Last month, Machado sneaked out of Venezuela and went to Norway to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, which he dedicated to Trump.
“Let me be very clear. As soon as I found out we had received the Nobel Peace Prize, I dedicated it to President Trump because I believed at that point that he deserved it,” Machado said on “Hannity.” “And a lot of people, a lot of people, said it was impossible to accomplish what he accomplished on Saturday, January 3.”
Trump said he plans to meet with the Venezuelan opposition leader in Washington next week.
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He has previously stated that Machado “does not have the support or respect within the country” to lead. Trump backed acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime Maduro loyalist who previously served as vice president under Maduro.
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed to this report.
