‘Cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred’: Nobel Committee on María Corina Machado offering to give her prize to Donald Trump
As a matter of principle, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will not comment upon what the Peace Prize Laureates may say and do after they have been awarded the prize.
Once the announcement has been made, the decision stands for all time, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. (Photo: Reuters)
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has clarified that it is not possible to revoke, share, or transfer a Nobel Prize once it is awarded to someone.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee made the clarification after Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025, offered to share it with the US President, whom she is scheduled to meet next week.
FILE PHOTO: The Nobel Prize medal, presented to Charles M. Rice in Physiology or Medicine, is seen after Swedish Consul General Annika Rembe presented it to him at her residence in New York City, U.S. December 8, 2020. Angela Weiss/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Trump, who has long been upset over not winning the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, despite his claim of stopping eight wars, had said he would accept it from Machado.
What Norwegian Nobel Committee said
However, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, a Nobel Prize can neither be revoked, shared, nor transferred to others.
“Once the announcement has been made, the decision stands for all time,” it said in a statement.
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“This does not prevent the Committee from following the future endeavours of laureates closely, even though it expresses neither its concerns nor its acclamation,” the statement added.
FILE PHOTO: Nobel Prize medal replica is on display inside the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Victoria Klesty
The statement also noted that, as a matter of principle, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will not comment upon what the Peace Prize Laureates may say and do after they have been awarded the prize.
“The Committee’s mandate is restricted to evaluate the work and efforts of the nominated candidates up to the moment it is decided who shall be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for a given year,” it said.
Trump, who has not shied away from claiming that he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize and was nominated by several countries in exchange for favourable trade and other deals, was widely seen as the favourite to win the honour in 2025. But the Norwegian Nobel Committee chose Machado for her relentless advocacy for democracy in Venezuela.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures at a protest ahead of the Friday inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term, in Caracas, Venezuela January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno
But this failed to impress Trump, who, after the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last week, accepted the appointment of his deputy, Delcy Rodríguez, as the country’s interim leader.
When asked why she was snubbed, Trump had claimed that while Machado is a nice woman, she lacks the support and respect inside Venezuela required to lead a stable transition.
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Once the announcement has been made, the decision stands for all time, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. (Photo: Reuters) 
