"It was the genuine article, not a replica. The gesture was intended to curry favor with the Republican president, who had openly acknowledged his desire to receive the award and who, just the day before, had praised Machado's main adversary, Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez. Trump confirmed that he had accepted the gift, which he described as a wonderful gesture of mutual respect."
"the Nobel Committee reminded everyone on social media this Thursday that the prize cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others, although the medal's owner can do more or less as they wish with it. They can give it away, leave it to their heirs, or even auction it off. A well-known example is that of Dmitri Muratov's medal, which was auctioned for over $100 million to support refugees from the war in Ukraine."
A gold-plated Nobel Peace Prize medal weighing 196 grams and measuring 6.6 centimeters in diameter was presented to U.S. President Donald Trump by Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Machado presented the medal in recognition of Trump's assistance in Venezuela and as a gesture to curry favor with the Republican president. Trump accepted the gift and described it as a wonderful gesture of mutual respect, but he did not disclose the content of their conversation or call Machado the opposition leader. The U.S. government recognizes the movement led by Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the winner of the July 2024 elections. The Nobel Committee clarified that the prize cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred, although the physical medal may be given away, inherited, or auctioned; Dmitri Muratov's medal was auctioned for over $100 million to support refugees.
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