The Norwegian Nobel Committee has clarified that the Nobel Peace Prize cannot be shared or transferred, days after Venezuelan opposition leader and laureate María Corina Machado said she wanted to dedicate her award to Trump.
Days after Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado said she wanted to share her Nobel Peace Prize with US President Donald Trump, the Norwegian Nobel Committee clarified that the award cannot be shared, transferred or revoked.
In a statement, the 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.”
The clarification came after Machado said she wished to dedicate the prize to Trump following a US military operation in Caracas. Speaking to Fox News, she said she believed Trump deserved the award for actions she described as impossible for many to achieve.
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Trump said on Saturday that he would discuss Machado’s offer when she visits Washington next week. “I think it’s very nice she wants to come in, and that’s what I understand the reason is,” he said.
Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for opposing what the Norwegian Nobel Committee described as a dictators