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Machado to give Trump her Nobel Peace Prize?????? Next week???? (Original Post) AverageOldGuy Jan 9 OP
Any other source ? JI7 Jan 9 #1
Trump's own mouth. GreenWave Jan 9 #37
I doubt it's transferrable. spanone Jan 9 #2
It's not lapfog_1 Jan 9 #6
If true Endlessmike56 Jan 9 #3
Trump's....... lamp_shade Jan 9 #4
I hope he comes out wearing it around his neck like the dork that he is Walleye Jan 9 #5
True or not, it would be a pointless gesture. He KNOWS he didn't EARN any prize, honor, or power Attilatheblond Jan 9 #7
And he cares whether he's earned whatever he's gotten? To him, only fools earn what allegorical oracle Jan 9 #29
Trump keeps stealing things that he thinks will force people to respect him. Irish_Dem Jan 9 #8
Trump is a human remora . Hey Joe Jan 9 #18
A vampire who sucks the life, heart, soul of Americans, the US, and the world. Irish_Dem Jan 9 #20
Anything for power. choie Jan 9 #9
It's not transferable. If she wants to give away its physical symbols or the prize money Ocelot II Jan 9 #10
Exactly. The Nobel Committee officially awarded it to her and they will not recognize the hlthe2b Jan 9 #14
I maybe they can revoke hers. Giving it to the new Hitler seems to be a valid reason. boston bean Jan 9 #15
Per the NPP rules, it can't be revoked either. Ocelot II Jan 9 #16
Apparently, they can't per the statement released earlier by the Nobel Committee spokesperson. hlthe2b Jan 9 #34
He'd display it and claim it was rightfully his, Ocelot II Jan 9 #38
Which was... 2naSalit Jan 9 #31
That's how trump got a purple heart, somebody gave it to him. Americanme Jan 9 #11
Almost anyone else would have thanked the elderly veteran... 3catwoman3 Jan 9 #32
We know Trump can be easily manipulated with flattery, so good move for peace in Venezuela if she does this. Doodley Jan 9 #12
The infuriating thing is that he'll display it proudly and brag about how he "won" it. Ocelot II Jan 9 #17
She is the one that Venezuelans want to lead their country. everyonematters Jan 9 #13
She knows that that's how you get on his good side sboatcar Jan 9 #19
Machado is coming off as a fraud, and might not be into peace all that much. Especially with her head stuck up RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 9 #21
We'll know if she brings the Award to the meeting. no_hypocrisy Jan 9 #22
Trump gonna steal Peace Prize just like he stole Kennedy Center. Justice Jan 9 #23
It would be funny TheProle Jan 9 #24
Like he has the Club World Cup football trophy, singlehandedly winning it. flvegan Jan 9 #25
Don't forget the FIFA peace prize. TSF is an absolute fool. And we're stuck with him. allegorical oracle Jan 9 #30
Don't fall for it. underpants Jan 9 #26
He is shaking her down. pandr32 Jan 9 #27
Some players who have won the Super Bowl have sold their rings. unblock Jan 9 #28
As illegitimate as his presidency.... Sogo Jan 9 #33
I don't care if she does or she doesn't. SamKnause Jan 9 #35
Trump is going to grab her by the Peace Prize. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 9 #36
Nobel Committee Says Peace Prize Cannot Be Transferred After Machado Says She Wants to 'Share It' With Trump LetMyPeopleVote Jan 9 #39
MaddowBlog-After Trump rant, Nobel Prize committee issues reminder: Honors are nontransferable LetMyPeopleVote Jan 13 #40

Walleye

(44,027 posts)
5. I hope he comes out wearing it around his neck like the dork that he is
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 09:02 AM
Jan 9

Does he get the money too? I’m sure that’s what he’s interested in.

Attilatheblond

(8,492 posts)
7. True or not, it would be a pointless gesture. He KNOWS he didn't EARN any prize, honor, or power
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 09:04 AM
Jan 9

That's why he is insatiable and has to keep destroying things/people/places. Those things remind him daily, possibly hourly, or even moment to moment, that HE IS A FAILURE & Daddy didn't love him. He is a black hole of infantile need and he will destroy everything that gets within his ever growing field of gravity.

We used to put people like him in institutions for their own safety and ours. But taking care of the insane doesn't turn enough profit, so TPTB said 'fuck that' and brainwashed enough people to think their taxes would go down if we left the insane on the streets.

allegorical oracle

(6,294 posts)
29. And he cares whether he's earned whatever he's gotten? To him, only fools earn what
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 12:29 PM
Jan 9

they get. That's why he demeaned McCain. Trump prefers a) people who never enlisted in the military, and b) never got captured in battle.

Seriously believe that he more values what he's stolen than what he's earned.

Irish_Dem

(80,375 posts)
8. Trump keeps stealing things that he thinks will force people to respect him.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 09:06 AM
Jan 9

The Kennedy Center is another example.

He doesn't understand respect is earned.

Hey Joe

(488 posts)
18. Trump is a human remora .
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 10:02 AM
Jan 9

His pathetic neediness and grasping for the fame and accolades of his betters, wether it
is a Purple Heart he did not earn, a Nobel Peace Prize he desperately wanted or attaching his name to the memorial of another president who he knows he will never measure up to.
He is a human incubus, a suckhole of greed and want who knows he will never measure up.

choie

(6,790 posts)
9. Anything for power.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 09:07 AM
Jan 9

For those who have.been extolling Machado’s virtues, is extortion a virtue? She’s just as power hungry as trump is. Vile.

Ocelot II

(129,684 posts)
10. It's not transferable. If she wants to give away its physical symbols or the prize money
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 09:09 AM
Jan 9

she can do it, but as far as the Nobel Committee is concerned she's still the recipient.

hlthe2b

(113,150 posts)
14. Exactly. The Nobel Committee officially awarded it to her and they will not recognize the
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 09:35 AM
Jan 9

transfer. It is so damned cringey that we have a pResident this damned petty and small.

Ocelot II

(129,684 posts)
16. Per the NPP rules, it can't be revoked either.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 09:53 AM
Jan 9

Once it's awarded it's a done deal for all eternity. There was a huge shitstorm when it was awarded to Henry Kissinger, and if the committee could have revoked it they probably would have.

hlthe2b

(113,150 posts)
34. Apparently, they can't per the statement released earlier by the Nobel Committee spokesperson.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 12:57 PM
Jan 9

She can give the money away and the medallion, if she chooses, but there is no recognition of transfer.

Tough luck, you pathetic orange POS...

Aren't we proud?

Ocelot II

(129,684 posts)
38. He'd display it and claim it was rightfully his,
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 01:53 PM
Jan 9

though he’d have to alter the medal or have a replica made that had his name on it and not hers. And I have no doubt that he would do that.

2naSalit

(100,850 posts)
31. Which was...
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 12:42 PM
Jan 9

Probably a mistake in the first place. Have to say, I was disappointed that she got it.

Americanme

(430 posts)
11. That's how trump got a purple heart, somebody gave it to him.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 09:09 AM
Jan 9

What a joke. How could it possibly mean anything to him, knowing he didn't earn it, doesn't deserve it. He is a joke.

3catwoman3

(28,826 posts)
32. Almost anyone else would have thanked the elderly veteran...
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 12:50 PM
Jan 9

...for the gesture but insisted that he keep it. But not Trump, no way.

Doodley

(11,768 posts)
12. We know Trump can be easily manipulated with flattery, so good move for peace in Venezuela if she does this.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 09:23 AM
Jan 9

everyonematters

(4,045 posts)
13. She is the one that Venezuelans want to lead their country.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 09:26 AM
Jan 9

If it will get Trump to support her, what the hell.

sboatcar

(781 posts)
19. She knows that that's how you get on his good side
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 10:12 AM
Jan 9

Appeal to his vanity and delicate ego.

Its gross, but it works.

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(1,953 posts)
21. Machado is coming off as a fraud, and might not be into peace all that much. Especially with her head stuck up
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 10:39 AM
Jan 9

Trump's warmongering ass.

no_hypocrisy

(54,532 posts)
22. We'll know if she brings the Award to the meeting.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:02 AM
Jan 9

Or TSF can ask if he can “borrow it for a little while” and not return it.

flvegan

(65,936 posts)
25. Like he has the Club World Cup football trophy, singlehandedly winning it.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 12:06 PM
Jan 9

What a fucking doofus.

underpants

(195,486 posts)
26. Don't fall for it.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 12:14 PM
Jan 9

Don't fall for it Maria. He'd take it and you'll get nothing

You’d have no real authenticity or support. You’d be lucky to see next Christmas. Maduro’s henchmen are still everywhere there.

unblock

(56,062 posts)
28. Some players who have won the Super Bowl have sold their rings.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 12:18 PM
Jan 9

So you can buy a superbowl ring, cool show to people, but doesn't mean squat.

Sogo

(7,031 posts)
33. As illegitimate as his presidency....
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 12:55 PM
Jan 9

but he'll accept it in his delusional mind and believe it to be real. It's only hardware to him, no meaning behind it.

LetMyPeopleVote

(176,441 posts)
39. Nobel Committee Says Peace Prize Cannot Be Transferred After Machado Says She Wants to 'Share It' With Trump
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 04:04 PM
Jan 9

This award is not transferable



https://www.latintimes.com/nobel-committee-says-peace-prize-cannot-transferred-after-machado-says-she-wants-share-it-trump-593332

The Norwegian Nobel Institute said that a Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred or shared with another person, responding to comments by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who said she wanted to "share" her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize with U.S. President Donald Trump.

"A Nobel Prize cannot be revoked nor transferred to others. Once the laureate or laureates are announced, the decision is final," said Erik Aasheim, a spokesperson for the Norwegian Nobel Institute, which serves as the secretariat for the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Aasheim added that while the prize itself is not transferable, laureates are free to dispose of the prize money as they see fit.

The statement followed remarks by Machado during a Fox News interview on Monday, in which she praised Trump's actions that led to the capture of Venezuela's former president, Nicolás Maduro, and said that "because this is the prize of the Venezuelan people, certainly we want to give it to him and share it with him." Machado said she had not spoken directly with Trump since October, when she dedicated the award to him after it was announced.

LetMyPeopleVote

(176,441 posts)
40. MaddowBlog-After Trump rant, Nobel Prize committee issues reminder: Honors are nontransferable
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 09:36 AM
Jan 13

One observer summarized the circumstances this way: “It’s hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become.”



https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/after-trump-rant-nobel-prize-committee-issues-reminder-honors-are-non-transferable

But those weren’t his only provocative thoughts on the subject. A day earlier, the Republican sat down with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, and the discussion turned to Machado. Trump said that he’d heard Machado — who’s eager to lead her home country and who’s taken steps to curry favor with the Republican administration — wants to give him the prize, and that it would be “a great honor.”

It was at that point that the officials responsible for the award apparently felt the need to issue a clarification of sorts. The Associated Press reported:

The organization that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize is throwing cold water on talk of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado giving her recent award to President Donald Trump.

Once the Nobel Peace Prize is announced, it can’t be revoked, transferred or shared with others, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said in a short statement on Friday.


“The decision is final and stands for all time,” the institute explained in a written statement.

It was, as best as I can tell, the first time in the 125-year history of the award that the Nobel Prize committee found it necessary to issue such a clarification. It also led The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum to note, summarizing the circumstances, “It’s hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become.”
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