Norwegian lawmakers rip Trump accepting Machado Nobel prize: 'Embarrassing and damaging' [View all]
Source: The Hill
01/16/26 1:40 PM ET
Norwegian Labour Party lawmaker Raymond Johansen on Thursday ripped President Trump for accepting the Nobel Peace Prize from Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. Machado presented Trump with the prize Thursday during a White House meeting after months of lauding the president in his push to oust regime leader Nicolás Maduro and for his war on drug cartels.
“This is incredibly embarrassing and damaging for one of the world’s most recognized and important awards,” Johansen wrote in a Thursday post on Facebook. “The awarding of the award is now so politicized and potentially dangerous that it can easily legitimize an anti-peace prize development.”
“Unbelievable that she actually gave the award to Trump. What on earth is the Nobel Committee going to say? To be continued,” he added.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee indirectly addressed the transfer of awards Thursday explaining that the prize could “transfer” owners but not awardees. “Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time,” the Nobel Peace Center wrote on social platform X. “A medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate cannot,” the statement continues.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5692902-norway-trump-machado-nobel-peace-prize-transfer/
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