"The Nobel laureate gave her medal to Trump at the White House on Thursday in recognition [of] his unique commitment [to'] our freedom. Several hours later, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Machado presented me with her Nobel peace prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. The Nobel Peace Center said on social media that a medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel peace prize laureate cannot."
"The organisers of the prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee and the Norwegian Nobel Institute, had already said that the prize cannot be revoked, shared or transferred when Machado first revealed her plan. When Machado was awarded the prize in Oslo last month after making a dramatic, secret journey from Venezuela, the Nobel committee celebrated her long struggle for democracy against Nicolas Maduro's brutal, authoritarian state."
"This is, above all, absurd. The peace prize cannot be given away. Trump's recent threats to invade Greenland, she said, demonstrated why he was not a worthy recipient. Trump will no doubt claim that he has now received it, but it cannot be transferred, and Trump's repeated threats toward Greenland clearly demonstrate why it would have been madness to award him the prize, Bergst said."
Maria Corina Machado presented her Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump at the White House, praising his supposed commitment to freedom. Trump posted on Truth Social that Machado had given him the prize for his work and called it a gesture of mutual respect. The Nobel Peace Center and the prize organisers stated that a medal can change owners but the laureate title cannot be revoked, shared or transferred. Machado had received the prize in Oslo for her struggle for democracy against Nicolas Maduro's authoritarian state. Norwegian politicians condemned the gift as absurd and criticized Trump as a showoff unsuitable for the prize.
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