Well, of course she can't.
After the US's illegal invasion of Venezuela and abduction of President Maduro, Trump decided to install Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as his new puppet president in Venezuela. He dismissed Nobel Peace Prize winner and exiled opposition leader Machado out of hand as lacking "the support or the respect within the country".
But his tone began to change after the wily Machado offered to "share" her Nobel Prize with Trump, knowing full well that the Nobel Prize has been Trump's goal all along (despite his openly militaristic recent actions). He called the offer a "great honour", although he still hasn't contacted Machado as far as we know, and he certainly hasn't done anything about placing her in a presidential position. I think he just likes to be asked...
Whether Machado deserved the Prize in the first place is an open question, especially given her calls for sanctions and military intervention. She is just the latest in the lost of ambiguous prize recipients, as many are asking whether the Nobel Peace Prize has lost its way (or become too caught up in global politics) in recent years. Trump is definitely not going to help that trajectory.
But anyway, she definitely wouldn't be able to share her prize. The Nobel Committee has been very clear about that. They can award a shared prize, if they so choose, but once awarded, it cannot be revoked, shared or transferred. Which make sense when you think about it.
UPDATE
Well, it seems like she gave it to him anyway, regardless of all of the above.
These people!
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