Nobel Committee Reacts to Machado's Trump Gesture: Prize 'Inseparably Linked' to Laureate

• Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gave her Nobel medal to US President Donald Trump.
• The Norwegian Nobel Committee clarified that the prize honor remains linked to the original laureate, regardless of medal's fate.
• A Nobel Peace Prize cannot be shared, transferred after announcement, or revoked, as the decision is final.
• Laureates are free to keep, give away, sell, or donate the physical medal, diploma, and prize money.
• Past instances include Knut Hamsun giving his medal to Joseph Goebbels and Dmitry Muratov selling his for charity.

Why It Matters: The Nobel Prize's honor is permanently tied to the laureate, even if the physical medal is given away.