The Nobel Foundation firmly rejected Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado's symbolic transfer of her Peace Prize to Trump, stating prizes cannot be passed on.

The White House said the Nobel Foundation has repeatedly mentioned Donald Trump in recent days, without recognizing his 'unprecedented accomplishments.'

The clarification comes after Venezuelan opposition leader Machado met Trump at the White House on December 15 and presented Trump with her medal, saying that the gesture was made as a “recognition fo...