The organisers of the Nobel Peace Prize have made it clear that once the award is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to anyone else — including former U.S. President Donald Trump. This statement responds to comments by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize and has publicly expressed her desire to give or share that award with Trump.
Machado, who received the prize for her work promoting democracy in Venezuela, praised Trump for what she called his “historic” role in actions leading to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. She told Fox News she wanted to gift the Nobel to him as a gesture of gratitude on behalf of the Venezuelan people, and Trump said it would be a “great honour” if such an offer were made.
However, the Norwegian Nobel Committee and the Nobel Institute issued a firm response stating that Nobel Peace Prizes are permanent once awarded. The committee pointed to the Nobel Foundation’s rules, which do not allow the prize to be transferred, shared, or revoked, and note that its decisions are final and cannot be appealed.
The Nobel bodies also explained that they do not comment on actions or statements by laureates after they receive the prize. Machado’s suggestion has drawn significant attention amid ongoing political developments in Venezuela and U.S.–Venezuela relations, but the prize itself remains exclusively hers.
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