挪威对诺贝尔和平奖得主María Corina Machado将其奖章赠予美国总统Donald Trump的消息感到震惊。学者和政界人士称此举前所未有且不尊重奖项。特朗普在其第二任期内声称促成多场战争结束，并在1月15日白宫会面中接受了奖章。挪威诺贝尔委员会强调，奖项与获奖者不可分离，奖章转移不改变获奖事实，且基金会章程未限制奖章或奖金的处置方式。
争议被视为诺贝尔和平奖声誉的又一污点，凸显其政治化趋势。与2022年Dmitry Muratov拍卖2021年奖章为乌克兰难民筹款形成对比，此举在挪威未引发异议。马查多获奖后处境复杂：数月来避免公开批评将数百名无犯罪记录的委内瑞拉移民遣送至萨尔瓦多监狱，或针对造成100多人死亡的海上打击行动发声；1月3日美军推翻Nicolás Maduro但保留其政权后，她被排除在权力过渡之外。
马查多仍将刻有“以力量促和平”的奖章赠予特朗普，称代表委内瑞拉人民致谢。挪威政界人士批评此举荒谬且有损全球最负盛名的外交奖项之一。该奖为Alfred Nobel遗嘱设立的五大奖之一。与此同时，挪威还因其2.1万亿美元主权财富基金出售Caterpillar Inc.股份而与美国关系紧张，并在贸易谈判中寻求下调美国征收的15%关税。
Norway reacted with disbelief to Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado gifting her medal to US President Donald Trump. Academics and politicians called the move unprecedented and disrespectful. Trump, who claims credit for ending multiple wars during his second term, accepted the medal at a Jan. 15 White House meeting. The Norwegian Nobel Committee stressed that the prize is inseparable from the laureate, that possession of the medal does not alter the award, and that foundation statutes impose no limits on disposal of medals or prize money.
The controversy is seen as another stain on the prize’s reputation, highlighting growing politicization. It contrasts with 2022, when Dmitry Muratov auctioned his 2021 medal to raise funds for Ukrainians displaced by war, drawing no significant Norwegian objections. Machado’s award proved mixed: for months she avoided condemning the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants without criminal records to an El Salvador prison, or strikes that killed more than 100 people at sea; after US forces ousted Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3 but kept his regime, she was excluded from the transition.
Machado nonetheless presented Trump a medal inscribed praising “peace through strength,” saying she acted for Venezuela’s people. Norwegian leaders labeled the act absurd and damaging to one of the world’s most prestigious diplomatic honors, one of five prizes created under the will of Alfred Nobel. Separately, Norway’s ties with the US were strained after its $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund sold shares in Caterpillar Inc., amid trade talks seeking relief from a 15% US tariff.