Trump Receives Nobel Medal from Machado: Is He a Laureate Now?

• Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, presented her medal to Donald Trump at the White House.
• Machado described the gesture as a tribute to Trump's commitment to Venezuela's freedom, which Trump called a 'strong honorable gesture'.
• The Nobel Committee rules state that a Nobel Prize, once awarded, cannot be canceled, shared, or transferred to another person.
• While the physical medal can be handed over, the title of Nobel Peace Prize laureate remains with the original recipient, Maria Corina Machado.
• Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her long-standing fight for democratic ideals, human rights, and free elections in Venezuela.

Why It Matters: Donald Trump received a Nobel Peace Prize medal from Maria Corina Machado, but he is not an official laureate.