Overview
- María Corina Machado gave her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a White House meeting, and officials said he intends to keep it.
- The Nobel Foundation stated that a prize cannot be transferred or shared, even as a gesture, citing its duty to uphold Alfred Nobel’s will and the dignity of the awards.
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee had already clarified that once awarded, a Nobel Peace Prize cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred, and that the laureate and prize are inseparable.
- Officials emphasized that while medals, diplomas, and prize money may change hands, the historical record of who is the laureate does not change.
- Past precedents show medals being sold, donated, or loaned—such as Dmitry Muratov’s 2022 sale and the 2024 donation of Kofi Annan’s medal—without affecting laureate status.