I can't think of anyone in history who deserves it more than me
En el cruce entre el poder y el simbolismo, Donald Trump declaró esta semana que aceptaría el Premio Nobel de la Paz de manos de la líder opositora venezolana María Corina Machado, ignorando —o desafiando— la aclaración del Instituto Nobel de que tal transferencia es imposible. El gesto revela tanto la naturaleza performativa de la diplomacia contemporánea como la persistente búsqueda de Trump de una legitimidad que, según él, el mundo le debe. Mientras Venezuela navega su transición post-Maduro, la reunión en la Casa Blanca promete ser menos un acto de estadismo que un teatro de ambiciones entrelazadas.
- Trump afirmó ante Sean Hannity que merece el Nobel más que cualquier persona en la historia, atribuyéndose la resolución de ocho conflictos armados —cifra que los expertos califican de enormemente exagerada.
- El Instituto Nobel respondió con una aclaración directa: el premio es intransferible, y una vez anunciados los laureados, la decisión es permanente e irrevocable.
- Machado, quien dedicó su Premio Nobel 2025 a Trump en su discurso de aceptación, generó una cadena de declaraciones que obligó a Noruega a desvincularse públicamente del proceso de selección del comité.
- La postura de Trump hacia Machado es contradictoria: la declaró incapaz de liderar Venezuela tras la caída de Maduro, pero planea recibirla en la Casa Blanca para discutir su posible rol en la gobernanza futura del país.
- Lo que comenzó como un gesto simbólico de gratitud política se ha convertido en un episodio que expone las tensiones entre el protocolo institucional, la ambición personal y la diplomacia improvisada.
Donald Trump anunció esta semana que aceptaría el Premio Nobel de la Paz de manos de María Corina Machado, la líder opositora venezolana, cuando ella visite la Casa Blanca la próxima semana. La declaración llegó durante una entrevista con Fox News, donde Trump calificó el gesto de Machado como «un gran honor» y anticipó conversaciones sobre el papel que ella podría jugar en el futuro de Venezuela tras la caída de Nicolás Maduro.
Trump no ocultó su convicción de que merece el galardón. «No puedo pensar en nadie en la historia que lo merezca más que yo», dijo, atribuyéndose la resolución de ocho guerras —una afirmación que los expertos han desestimado como ampliamente inflada. También criticó al Comité Nobel noruego, sugiriendo que la elección de Machado era, en sus palabras, «muy embarazosa para Noruega».
Machado, galardonada con el Nobel de la Paz 2025, había dedicado el premio a Trump en su discurso de aceptación y luego indicó en otra entrevista que deseaba compartirlo o entregárselo directamente. Eso obligó al Instituto Nobel a emitir una aclaración pública: el premio no puede ser revocado ni transferido a otra persona, aunque los laureados pueden disponer libremente de la parte económica del galardón. El gobierno noruego, por su parte, se apresuró a distanciarse, recordando que las autoridades noruegas no tienen injerencia en las decisiones del comité.
La relación de Trump con Machado ha sido, cuanto menos, ambivalente. Tras la captura de Maduro, Trump la declaró sin el apoyo ni el respeto necesarios para liderar Venezuela. Sin embargo, la reunión planificada en la Casa Blanca sugiere que Trump ve valor estratégico —o al menos simbólico— en mantener el vínculo, mientras su verdadero objetivo permanece sin cambios: obtener el Premio Nobel de la Paz que, según él, el mundo le debe desde hace tiempo.
Donald Trump said this week he would accept a Nobel Peace Prize from María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader, when she visits the White House next week—even though the Nobel Institute has made clear such a transfer is impossible.
In an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday evening, Trump said he looked forward to meeting Machado and called it "a great honor" that she wanted to give him the award. He also indicated he plans to discuss with her what role she might play in Venezuela's future after Nicolás Maduro's fall. "I'm going to have to talk with her," Trump said. "She could be involved in some capacity. I think it's very kind of her to want to come."
Trump has long believed he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. "I can't think of anyone in history who deserves it more than me, and I don't want to brag, but nobody else has resolved wars," he said. When pressed on the matter, he claimed credit for ending eight conflicts—a figure experts have called wildly inflated. He also criticized the Norwegian Nobel Committee for what he saw as a slight, suggesting they bore some responsibility for Machado's selection. "It's very embarrassing for Norway," he said.
Machado, who won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, had initially dedicated the award to Trump during her acceptance speech. In a subsequent Fox News interview, she indicated she wanted to share it with him or give it to him outright. That statement prompted the Nobel Institute to issue a clarification: the prize cannot be transferred. "A Nobel Prize cannot be revoked or transferred to another person," Erik Aasheim, a spokesman for the institute, told the AFP. "Once the laureate or laureates are announced, the decision remains forever." He added, however, that recipients are free to do whatever they wish with the monetary portion of the award.
The Norwegian government distanced itself from the Nobel Committee's decision. Eivind vad Petersson, Norway's secretary of state for foreign affairs, told the AFP that Norwegian authorities have no involvement in the committee's selections.
Trump's stance toward Machado has been inconsistent. After Maduro's capture, Trump declared her unqualified to lead Venezuela. "She doesn't have support or respect in her country," he said. Yet he has continued to engage with her, and the planned White House meeting suggests he sees potential value in maintaining the relationship even as he pursues what has become a personal obsession: winning the Nobel Peace Prize himself.
Notable Quotes
A Nobel Prize cannot be revoked or transferred to another person. Once the laureate or laureates are announced, the decision remains forever.— Erik Aasheim, Nobel Institute spokesman
She doesn't have support or respect in her country.— Trump, on Machado's qualifications to govern Venezuela
The Hearth Conversation Another angle on the story
Why would Trump think accepting a non-transferable prize makes any sense?
Because for him, the gesture itself—being offered it, being seen as worthy of it—might matter more than the legal reality. The symbolism is the point.
But doesn't that make him look foolish?
Possibly. But he's betting that his supporters won't focus on the technical impossibility, and that the image of Machado offering it to him carries its own weight.
What does this say about his relationship with Machado?
It's transactional and uncertain. He's keeping her close while also keeping his options open—he's already said she's not fit to govern. He wants to talk to her about her role, which suggests he hasn't decided what that role should be.
Is the Nobel Committee's warning going to stop him?
Almost certainly not. He's already dismissed them as embarrassing and suggested they're biased. For Trump, the committee's objection is just another obstacle to overcome through sheer force of will.
What's really driving this?
His long-standing belief that he deserves the Nobel more than anyone alive. Machado's prize just gave him a new angle to pursue it—and a way to position himself as magnanimous by accepting something he claims he never wanted in the first place.