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[ti-amie]

Trump says he will meet Machado — and would accept Nobel Peace Prize from her

Nobel officials said Friday that the prize may not be shared or transferred.
Updated
January 9, 2026 at 2:48 p.m. EST yesterday at 2:48 p.m. EST

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
and
Maham Javaid

President Donald Trump said he would accept the Nobel Peace Prize if this year’s prize winner, María Corina Machado, offered it to him when she meets with him next week, but Nobel officials quickly announced Friday that the prize may not be shared or transferred.

“Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared or transferred to others,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee and the Norwegian Nobel Institute said Friday. “The decision is final and stands for all time.” ...



Two people close to the White House previously told The Post that Trump was not willing to support Machado because she accepted the Peace Prize. “If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one of the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive situation.

Machado told Hannity she believed that if elections were held, she would win the presidency in a landslide.

John Hudson contributed to this report.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... ace-prize/

[ponchi101]

If Maria Corina could for president she would win by 90%.
Then again, if I would run I would win by 85%.
She is doing the right thing: she is flattering TIny, to see if he completes the invasion.
There is simply no other way for Venezuela. The regime will not leave. The sole way out is through violence. And only one country can provide that.

[ashkor87]

There is simply no other way for Venezuela. The regime will not leave.

I hear armed gangs are patrolling the streets looking for anyone who supported the US action.. not surprising but very sad.. it means basically nothing has changed.. 80 or so people killed for no reason...

[Owendonovan]

Oh there was a reason, to distract.

[dryrunguy]

Can someone explain to me why anti-government protests in Iran are a good thing while anti-government protests in Minneapolis (and elsewhere in the US) are a bad thing? Asking for a friend...

[Owendonovan]

Can someone explain to me why anti-government protests in Iran are a good thing while anti-government protests in Minneapolis (and elsewhere in the US) are a bad thing? Asking for a friend...

I think it depends on how you define "Dictator". (I'm off to anti-ICE/tiny protest in an hour)

[ti-amie]

Kyle Griffin‬
‪@kylegriffin1.bsky.social‬
· 2h
Breaking NYT:

The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.

The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.

That is a war crime called "perfidy."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/p ... s-law.html

[dryrunguy]

And the consequence will be absolutely nothing.

[ponchi101]

Your administration is making even the most evil USSR operation ever look benign.

[mmmm8]

Your administration is making even the most evil USSR operation ever look benign.

And the most ridiculous ones look competent.

[ti-amie]

‪Mark Hamill‬
‪@markhamillofficial.bsky.social‬
· 3h
Apparently, it is now acceptable to attain a new status in life, simply by proclamation.

I hereby declare I am a 6' 2", 27 yr-old EGOT winner who is currently dating Taylor Swift.

Thank you for your attention to our delusions.

[mmmm8]

Has a real MIchael Scott "I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY" feel about it

[ti-amie]

[ponchi101]

Wow. As if there was any need for more animosity between France and the USA.
This is direct.

[mmmm8]

The phrasing is interesting also, he used "I decided" vs "we" or "France" - mirroring Trump's style of tweeting