Nobel Committee Tells Trump: Peace Prize Can’t Be Transferred After Machado Hands Him Medal
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has clarified that the Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred, shared, or reassigned, following an unusual moment in which Venezuelan laureate María Corina Machado handed her medal to U.S. President Donald Trump. Machado, winner of the 2025 Peace Prize for her advocacy for democratic transition in Venezuela, presented the medal during a White House meeting, calling it a gesture of gratitude. While Trump accepted the medal, the Committee stressed that only the physical object can change hands—the Nobel title itself remains permanently with the original recipient and cannot be passed on to anyone else.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has clarified that the Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred, shared, or reassigned, following an unusual moment in which Venezuelan laureate María Corina Machado handed her medal to U.S. President Donald Trump. Machado, winner of the 2025 Peace Prize for her advocacy for democratic transition in Venezuela, presented the medal during a White House meeting, calling it a gesture of gratitude. While Trump accepted the medal, the Committee stressed that only the physical object can change hands—the Nobel title itself remains permanently with the original recipient and cannot be passed on to anyone else.
Nobel Committee Tells Trump: Peace Prize Can’t Be Transferred After Machado Hands Him Medal
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has clarified that the Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred, shared, or reassigned, following an unusual moment in which Venezuelan laureate María Corina Machado handed her medal to U.S. President Donald Trump. Machado, winner of the 2025 Peace Prize for her advocacy for democratic transition in Venezuela, presented the medal during a White House meeting, calling it a gesture of gratitude. While Trump accepted the medal, the Committee stressed that only the physical object can change hands—the Nobel title itself remains permanently with the original recipient and cannot be passed on to anyone else.
