‘Can't Be Shared’: Nobel Committee On Machado's Peace Prize Offer To Trump

Last Updated:January 10, 2026, 19:46 IST

The Norwegian Nobel Institute said only the prize money can be shared with whoever the winner wants to but the prize cannot be transferred or shared with another person.

Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado expressed willingness to share her Nobel Peace Prize with Trump. (Photo Credit: X)

Days after Nobel Laureate and Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado vowed to share her Nobel Peace Prize with US President Donald Trump, the Norwegian Nobel Committee clarified that the coveted award cannot be “shared, revoked or transferred" to another person.

“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 Nobel Committee said in a statement.

The Norwegian Nobel Institute said only the prize money can be shared with whoever the winner wants to but the Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred or shared with another person.

“In principle, the committee does not comment on what Nobel Peace Prize laureates say or do after receiving the award," but noted, “This does not mean the committee does not closely monitor laureates’ subsequent activities. While the committee may not officially express concerns or praise, it continues to pay close attention to their actions," it added.

The committee’s statement came Machado, who won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for opposing what the Norwegian Nobel Committee described as a dictatorship, said she would want to give the prize to the US President after the US military operation in Caracas.

“As soon as I learnt we had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, I dedicated it to President Trump because I believed he deserved it. A lot of people said it was impossible to achieve what he did on January 3," she said to Fox News.

Trump said on Saturday that he will discuss Machado’s offer to give him her Nobel Prize when she visits the US next week. “I’ve stopped eight wars," Trump said in an interview with Hannity. “I think it’s been a major embarrassment to Norway. Now, I don’t know what Norway has to do with it but that’s where the committee is located, a lot of Norwegian people." “When you put out eight wars, in theory you should get one for each war," Trump said.

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