Nobel Committee: Prize and Laureate Inseparable Amidst Trump-Machado Controversy

• The Norwegian Nobel Committee clarified that a Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred, shared, or revoked, following Donald Trump's claim of receiving one from Maria Corina Machado.
• The Nobel Institute stated that the prize and the laureate are inseparable, and the original recipient is always recorded in history as the laureate, regardless of what happens to the physical items.
• Trump had claimed Machado presented him with "her Nobel Peace Prize" for his work, calling it a "wonderful gesture of mutual respect."
• Laureates are free to keep, give away, sell, or donate the physical medal, diploma, or prize money, but this does not change the identity of the awarded laureate.
• Historical examples, including Kofi Annan, Christian Lous Lange, and Dmitry Muratov, demonstrate that while medals may change hands, the laureate's identity remains unchanged.

Why It Matters: The Nobel Committee reaffirms that the Nobel Peace Prize is permanently tied to its original laureate, not the physical medal.