Overview
- Trump told Fox News it would be “a great honor” to take the prize and said he expects to meet María Corina Machado in Washington next week.
- The White House has released no date, agenda, or logistics for the planned visit.
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee reiterated that a Nobel Prize cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred once awarded.
- Machado has publicly said she wants to “share” or give her 2025 Peace Prize to Trump after dedicating the award to him.
- The development unfolds after the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro and assumed control of Venezuelan oil assets, Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as interim leader, and reporting suggested Trump’s reluctance to back Machado was tied to her accepting the Nobel, according to the Washington Post.