Norwegian Officials Forced to Clarify That Nobel Peace Prize Is Not a Souvenir for Donald Trump

OSLO — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has indicated she would like to share her Nobel Peace Prize with President Donald Trump as a gesture of appreciation, prompting Norwegian officials to clarify that the award is not a souvenir that can be casually handed to him.

The emergency clarification came after Machado, speaking to Sean Hannity on Fox News, described the Nobel Peace Prize as a thank-you from the Venezuelan people for Trump’s role in capturing Nicolás Maduro—language that reportedly caused several Nobel Committee members to stare silently at a wall for an extended period of time.

“Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, transferred, re-gifted, or slipped into someone else’s carry-on luggage,” the Norwegian Nobel Institute said in a statement, adding that the decision “stands for all time,” regardless of how much gratitude is expressed on cable news.

Trump, who has openly campaigned for a Nobel Peace Prize for years, said he would be honored to accept the award if Machado offered it during her upcoming visit to Washington, describing the potential handoff as “a beautiful thing” and “very respectful,” though aides confirmed he had already begun clearing space for it next to several championship belts and framed magazine covers.

Sources say Nobel officials felt compelled to intervene after realizing the prize was being discussed less like a historic honor and more like something picked up at an airport gift shop.

At press time, Trump was reportedly still optimistic the rules might be flexible “just this once,” noting that many things previously described as permanent have turned out to be negotiable.