Overview
- Oslo’s Nobel bodies said the honor and title remain permanently tied to María Corina Machado, stating that transferring the medal does not change the laureate.
- An additional Foundation statement stressed that a Nobel cannot be ceded even symbolically, while noting past cases where medals were sold or donated without affecting laureate status.
- Trump publicized the White House handover and celebrated the gesture, as reporting cited White House sources saying he intends to keep the medal.
- Legal commentators in the United States are debating whether the item is a private gift that Trump may retain or an official presidential asset subject to archival rules.
- Norwegian figures criticized the episode as disrespectful to the prize, and Crónica reported that Trump conveyed frustration in a message to Norway’s prime minister about not receiving the Nobel.