Nobel Committee Says Peace Prize Cannot Be Transferred After Machado Says She Wants to 'Share It' With Trump

[LetMyPeopleVote]

This award is not transferable

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https://www.latintimes.com/nobel-committee-says-peace-prize-cannot-transferred-after-machado-says-she-wants-share-it-trump-593332

The Norwegian Nobel Institute said that a Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred or shared with another person, responding to comments by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who said she wanted to "share" her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize with U.S. President Donald Trump.

"A Nobel Prize cannot be revoked nor transferred to others. Once the laureate or laureates are announced, the decision is final," said Erik Aasheim, a spokesperson for the Norwegian Nobel Institute, which serves as the secretariat for the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Aasheim added that while the prize itself is not transferable, laureates are free to dispose of the prize money as they see fit.

The statement followed remarks by Machado during a Fox News interview on Monday, in which she praised Trump's actions that led to the capture of Venezuela's former president, Nicolás Maduro, and said that "because this is the prize of the Venezuelan people, certainly we want to give it to him and share it with him." Machado said she had not spoken directly with Trump since October, when she dedicated the award to him after it was announced.

[Stargleamer]

1. Chef Jose Andres would have been a better recipient of the prize than Machado n/t

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[dalton99a]

2. So no Sharpie or white-out

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. Machado is being ridiculous, but that's typical of people being manipulated by drumpf.

The Nobel committee must be regretting last year's decision. This year, they should finally give it to Jose Andres who has deserved it for years.

[C_U_L8R]

4. How about revoked?

Seems Machado is proving to be an unworthy recipient

[harumph]

10. Yes, there were some of us on this board that said as much.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. The Norwegian Nobel Committee felt the need to put out a formal statement.

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[malaise]

6. There is no decency left

Eff this shit

[canetoad]

7. That damned Nobel committee

They just don't want trump to have it.

[eppur_se_muova]

8. Of course not ! What simple-minded, dimwitted moron would think it could be ?

Of course you can share the money part of the prize, but why donate to a larcenous, self-proclaimed "billionaire" who has conned his base into spending millions on his merch, and Big Business into "donating" BILLION$$$ to his "projects"?

[UTUSN]

9. K&R

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11. Nobel Institute says Peace Prize cannot be transferred after Mara Corina Machado suggestion

The Norwegian Nobel Institute said once the prize is announced, "it cannot be revoked, shared or transferred to others."

Nobel Institute says Peace Prize cannot be transferred after María Corina Machado suggestion

Crushing a narcissist's dreams heh 👍🫡

— Trevor Bartel 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦 (@curiouscloud.cc) 2026-01-11T18:55:33.143Z

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/nobel-institute-indicates-peace-prize-cannot-transferred-mari-corina-m-rcna253371

The Norwegian Nobel Institute said the Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred, shared, or revoked, following remarks by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado suggesting she might give her 2025 award to U.S. President Donald Trump.

In a statement, the institute said the decision to award a Nobel Prize is final and permanent, citing the statutes of the Nobel Foundation, which do not allow appeals. The organization also noted that committees awarding the prizes do not comment on the actions or statements of laureates after receiving awards.

“Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared or transferred to others,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee and the Norwegian Nobel Institute said on Friday. “The decision is final and stands for all time.”