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The organization that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize has rejected recent suggestions that Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado could give or share her prize with President Donald Trump.
The Norwegian Nobel Institute shut down the idea on Friday, after Machado suggested he would pass the prestigious award on to Trump earlier this week.
“Once a Nobel Prize has been announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others,” the center said in a statement. “The decision is final and stands forever.”
The statement comes after Machado expressed the idea during an appearance Tuesday on Fox News’ “Hannity.”
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado raises her hand at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, early Thursday, December 11, 2025. (Lise Åserud/NTB Scanpix via AP)
“Did you ever promise to give him the Nobel Peace Prize?” Sean Hannity asked. “Is that really happening?”
Machado replied, “Well, it hasn’t happened yet.”
“Of course I would like to be able to tell him personally that we believe – the people of Venezuela, because this award is for the people of Venezuela – they certainly want to give it to him and share it with him,” continued Machado. “What he did is historic. It is a big step towards democratic change.”
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Nobel officials said the Peace Prize would not be awarded after Machado suggested honoring Trump. (REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno and Win McNamee/Getty Images)
On January 3, Trump announced that the US had successfully completed the operation to kidnap Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who is now facing drug-trafficking charges in New York.
Trump was asked during an appearance Thursday on “Hannity” whether he would accept the Nobel Prize from Machado.
“I heard you want to do that,” Trump replied. “That would be a great honor.”
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Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures during an anti-government protest on January 9, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela. (Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)
Machado secretly escaped from Venezuela last month to Norway to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, which he presented to Trump.
“Let me be clear. As soon as I heard that we had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, I presented it to President Trump because I believed that at that time he deserved it,” Machado said on “Hannity.” “And many people, many people, say it’s impossible to accomplish what he just did on Saturday, January 3.”
Trump said he plans to meet with the Venezuelan opposition leader in Washington next week.
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He previously stated that Machado “does not have the support within or the respect in the country” to lead. Trump has supported Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, who was once a member of Maduro, who was once vice president under Maduro.
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed to this report.
