Donald Trump\u2019s photo-op with Mar\u00eda Corina Machado was crafted to look like vindication:<\/p>\n
the president who\u2019d loudly demanded a Nobel Peace Prize finally \u201creceiving\u201d<\/p>\n
one from a laureate he publicly praised. For his supporters, the image was enough.<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t matter how he got it, only that he could now claim what had been \u201cdenied\u201d to him in Oslo.<\/p>\n
But the institutions behind the prize moved swiftly,<\/p>\n
and unusually publicly, to draw a hard line.<\/p>\n
In calm, measured language, the Nobel Committee and<\/p>\n
Nobel Peace Center explained that while the gold medal itself can be gifted,<\/p>\n
auctioned, or displayed anywhere, the honor does not travel with it.<\/p>\n
Machado remains the laureate; Trump does not become one by possession.<\/p>\n
Their statement didn\u2019t mention him by name, yet it cut directly through the spectacle.<\/p>\n
In the end, Trump walked away with a symbol\u2014and a fresh<\/p>\n
reminder that some titles can\u2019t be claimed by force of ego or theatrics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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