{"id":16521,"date":"2026-01-16T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=16521"},"modified":"2026-01-16T18:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:00:36","slug":"nobel-peace-prize-rules-clarified-after-maria-corina-machado-hands-medal-to-trump-at-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=16521","title":{"rendered":"Nobel Peace Prize rules clarified after Mar\u00eda Corina Machado hands medal to Trump at White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-6966c5e4-0858-832f-8e14-1bf1ea7cb50b-20\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-66\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"caa05d70-0c79-4533-96c9-52c8462381d7\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"398\">The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the world\u2019s most prestigious honors, and Donald Trump has long said he believes he deserves it. Although he did not win the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, Trump became the focus of controversy after an unusual gesture by the actual winner, Venezuelan opposition leader Mar\u00eda Corina Machado.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"644\">The prize was officially awarded to Machado for her efforts to promote democracy and a peaceful transition in Venezuela. Trump openly expressed disappointment, repeating claims that his role in ending conflicts should have earned him the award.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"955\">However, on January 15, Machado met Trump in Washington, D.C., and symbolically handed him her Nobel Peace Prize medal. She said the gesture was meant to recognize Trump\u2019s commitment to Venezuela\u2019s freedom and compared it to a historic exchange of medals symbolizing solidarity between the U.S. and Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"1209\">Trump shared the moment on social media, calling it a sign of mutual respect. Despite the headlines, the Norwegian Nobel Institute clarified that Nobel Prizes cannot be transferred, shared, or revoked\u2014the award legally and officially remains Machado\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1395\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The incident sparked debate, highlighting Trump\u2019s long-standing frustration with the Nobel Committee and reaffirming the strict rules governing how the Peace Prize is awarded and held.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the world\u2019s most prestigious honors, and Donald Trump has long said he believes he deserves it. Although he did not win the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, Trump became the focus of controversy after an unusual gesture by the actual winner, Venezuelan opposition leader Mar\u00eda Corina Machado. The prize&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=16521\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Nobel Peace Prize rules clarified after Mar\u00eda Corina Machado hands medal to Trump at White House&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16521"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16523,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16521\/revisions\/16523"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}