Political stunt
- Last updated: January 17, 2026 | 13:43 ..
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You can give away your dignity or a symbol of your achievements but the recipient doesn’t then get these qualities inferred upon them. The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has passed on her Nobel Peace medal to Donald Trump, a person not deserving it based on his recent actions. It is an unworthy political stunt by a desperate leader.
If Usain Bolt gave his 100m Olympic gold medal to Trump he won’t he able to run it in 9.58s given he probably can’t run at all. If he tried the subsequent heart attack might actually lead to more peace and goodwill around the world and certainly at home.
Dennis Fitzgerald, Melbourne, Australia