THE NEW YORK TIMES: After María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, offered her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said it cannot be “transferred to others.”
Sharing might be caring, but not, apparently, when it comes to the Nobel Peace Prize.
On Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Institute clarified the rules governing the award, writing that the facts were “clear and well established.”
“Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared or transferred to others,” the institute wrote. “The decision is final and stands for all time.”
The statement was released after María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader and the winner of last year’s prize, offered this week to give her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump, who has long coveted the award.
On Monday, Ms. Machado, speaking to Sean Hannity on Fox News, said that presenting the prize to Mr. Trump would be an act of gratitude from the Venezuelan people for the removal of Nicolás Maduro, the country’s president who was captured last week by the United States. » | Jonathan Wolfe | Saturday, January 10, 2026
Anyone with an ounce of common sense would know that Nobel Peace Prizes are awarded to one specific person, so cannot be given at will to others. Nobel Peace Prizes are not like Smarties! — © Mark Alexander
