Venezuela’s opposition leader wants to give or share her Nobel Prize with Trump, but the Norwegian panel won’t allow it

The body responsible for the Nobel Peace Prize is dampening discussions about Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado giving her recent prize to President Donald Trump.

Once the Nobel Peace Prize is declared, it cannot be revoked, transferred, or shared with anyone else, the Norwegian Nobel Institute stated in a brief announcement on Friday.

“The decision is final and stands for all time,” it said.

The statement follows Machado’s comment that she wanted to give or share the prize with Trump, who supervised the successful U.S. operation to capture the authoritarian Venezuelan president. That president is facing drug trafficking charges in New York.

“I definitely wish I could personally tell him that we — the Venezuelan people, since this is their prize — absolutely want to give it to him and share it with him,” Machado told a News host. “His actions are historic. They’re a massive step toward a democratic transition.”

Shortly after the prize was announced, Machado dedicated it to Trump and the Venezuelan people. Since returning to office, Trump has desired and actively campaigned to win the Nobel Prize himself.

However, regarding the situation following Maduro’s capture, Trump has so far supported another person: acting President Delcy Rodríguez, who served as vice president under Maduro.

He described Machado as a “very nice woman” but noted she doesn’t currently have enough domestic support in Venezuela to govern. On Thursday, he told Hannity that Machado intends to visit next week and called the potential Peace Prize offer a “great honor.”

A spokesperson for Machado didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.