# Nobel Peace Prize Announced; It Doesn't Go to Trump **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [October 10, 2025, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845 "2025-10-10T09:13:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/182 "2026-01-16T15:14:00Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Michael de Adder on Substack today. I saw a picture of this with the following caption: **Being given a second-hand Nobel Peace Prize is so much more embarrassing than not getting a Nobel Peace Prize.** [![](https://images.axios.com/Uc_E3yP65fU9CqvRAjO6IC7oFUk=/0x0:1920x1080/1920x1080/2025/02/26/1740573204416.jpg?w=3840) ](https://images.axios.com/Uc_E3yP65fU9CqvRAjO6IC7oFUk=/0x0:1920x1080/1920x1080/2025/02/26/1740573204416.jpg?w=3840) ([Facebook link](https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1811877973499734&set=a.722278042459738) for the image with the text, in case you want to save it.) ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/183 "2026-01-16T15:15:55Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > He did arrest the dictator she was opposing, and maybe this gets her a chance for the opposition to actually run the country, since the people voted for them to do so > [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > As a cold calculation, she probably thought (not incorrectly) that sucking up to the US was probably the best move given the circumstances. Yep. Remains to be seen if they’ll get that chance or POTUS will insist HE decides the future of Venezuela for the rest of his life, but right now she knows pride don’t pay no bills (literally or figuratively) and would only keep a target on her. @Velocity all he is thinking is “they didn’t want me to have it but now I do; even SHE recognizes it should have been ME”. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/184 "2026-01-16T15:32:33Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > He did arrest the dictator she was opposing, and maybe this gets her a chance for the opposition to actually run the country, since the people voted for them to do so, and the dictator falsified the election results. > [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > As a cold calculation, she probably thought (not incorrectly) that sucking up to the US was probably the best move given the circumstances. I agree that Machado is the rightful leader of Venezuela, but I don’t think she realized what a gamble it would be to hand over the medal. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/185 "2026-01-16T15:43:07Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > So it’s mounted behind glass? I figured he would want to fondle it. No doubt he’s going to have it taken out and hung on a ribbon so he can wear it. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/186 "2026-01-16T15:45:35Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > I agree that Machado is the rightful leader of Venezuela, but I don’t think she realized what a gamble it would be to hand over the medal. The former is a bit of an issue. Being installed by foreign gunpoint is not exactly a great look. If it led to fair and open elections where the people of Venezuela could actually voice their current opinion? Maybe. But nobody currently in power in Venezuela and certainly not the powers that be in the US seems to want that, either. The latter? It’s not a gamble at all. Is the assumption that there is some kind of perfect solution where there is peace and justice for all? No such thing. What has she actually given up? Nothing. Trump is not the sort to actually comprehend how little he got out of it and what sort of mockery it opened him to. If she gets anything out of it, it’s better than what she would have gotten otherwise. And all for the price of a small chunk of metal. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/187 "2026-01-16T15:47:58Z")
A Medal for Peace–stolen at gunpoint. How indicative of our dirty era. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/188 "2026-01-16T16:02:26Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > A Medal for Peace–stolen at gunpoint. Si vis pacem fac bellum ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/189 "2026-01-16T16:07:22Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > I agree that Machado is the rightful leader of Venezuela, but I don’t think she realized what a gamble it would be to hand over the medal. That would be Edmundo González. Machado was not a candidate in the 2024 elections. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/190 "2026-01-16T16:11:00Z")
And that he took it. That guy has zero self-awareness. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/191 "2026-01-16T16:22:05Z")
I’m going to buy [these](https://www.ebay.com/itm/116960181525?_skw=vintage+sports+trophies&itmmeta=01KF3SQC79YHSN168SWEFF9QMW&hash=item1b3b5ebd15:g:ZlIAAeSwG2ppVz8A&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0O7PUuNWmJ%2B%2BUShgI9tQz%2Fr6H%2B8QHlc2rz5qlQFv4tjMdu9Lku7Fo2zcW5n6uYH2B%2FHR%2FmDrYyZVej%2BydxZdr19NDaAmmzwsRPmt0LufHKMklVNmw3lvbEuzHWILFNa%2Fx3Ysj7K3TPOuTicR6EqPV8vFjPR35zUdrxEOG5ZBHNO%2FkcvWscKxD67n8O48SRs6o9h6agI9%2Bqc3lhIb2ex%2Ff7rPmXmwzgcrPPU7JeihlOsnLZR%2FnlSJeBeJZIfsfIH06PzguvWZQHaFXzxD7S1IRbQ%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_bD3fn4Zg) to put in my sports memorabilia room. Visitors will be in awe of my athletic prowess! ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/192 "2026-01-16T16:32:12Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > A Medal for Peace–stolen at gunpoint. [![](https://frinkiac.com/meme/S05E12/122905.jpg?b64lines=SE9XIElST05JQy4=) ](https://frinkiac.com/meme/S05E12/122905.jpg?b64lines=SE9XIElST05JQy4=) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/193 "2026-01-16T16:50:14Z")
I’m surprised nobody has mentioned trump’s idol and mentor, who did something similar: > **[Here's how Vladimir Putin stole a Super Bowl ring from the Patriots' Robert...](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/heres-how-vladimir-putin-stole-a-super-bowl-ring-from-the-patriots-robert-kraft/)** > > The Patriots owner only has three of his four Super Bowl rings. Putin has the other one ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/194 "2026-01-16T16:54:24Z")
That was mentioned upthread. > [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I guess this means that Putin is now a Superbowl Champion, by virtue of stealing one of the superbowl rings. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/195 "2026-01-16T18:53:58Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > But to stay on-topic … look at the expression on that MoFo’s face: It’s like someone off camera is coaching him on how to show the world a real human smile. ---
**Author:** ![Mallard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Mallard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mallard)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/196 "2026-01-16T19:01:35Z")
What an absolute buffoon. Why on earth would someone want a Nobel prize that they themselves didn’t win?? That just makes NO sense. advocating for himself to get the award was tacky enough but to feel any form of “honour” for taking someone else’s is simply a mindset I can’t understand. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/197 "2026-01-16T19:36:51Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > [Michael de Adder on Substack today.](https://deadder.substack.com/p/trump-gets-his-nobel-prize) > [cartoon] > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [cartoon] > I saw a picture of this with the following caption: **Being given a second-hand Nobel Peace Prize is so much more embarrassing than not getting a Nobel Peace Prize.** Here’s my own effort [![](https://images.nightcafe.studio/ik-seo/jobs/GlpXfXMeAAXBk0e6iZzn/GlpXfXMeAAXBk0e6iZzn--90btm/prize-not-peace.jpg?tr=w-1600,c-at_max) ](https://images.nightcafe.studio/ik-seo/jobs/GlpXfXMeAAXBk0e6iZzn/GlpXfXMeAAXBk0e6iZzn--90btm/prize-not-peace.jpg?tr=w-1600,c-at_max) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/198 "2026-01-16T20:04:37Z")
No, it makes perfect sense, from the perspective of a 5-year-old. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/199 "2026-01-16T20:09:24Z")
> [@Mallard](#): > > advocating for himself to get the award was tacky enough but to feel any form of “honour” for taking someone else’s is simply a mindset I can’t understand. Even if someone feels they deserve an award like this, it’s far better to keep your mouth shut and let others advocate on your behalf. But Trump is incapable of that subtlety or really _any_ subtlety for that matter. He’s never heard the word understated. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/200 "2026-01-16T21:14:27Z")
> [@Mallard](#): > > Why on earth would someone want a Nobel prize that they themselves didn’t win? To piss off those of us who didn’t think he should get it. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845/201 "2026-01-16T22:01:41Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > To piss off those of us who didn’t think he should get it. Does anyone who didn’t think he should get a Nobel Peace Prize care about who possessed the metal disc? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845.md?page=11)