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This news report examines the controversy surrounding Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, who presented her medal to US President Donald Trump on January 15. While Trump stated, 'The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me and said, I'm accepting this in honor of you because you really deserved it,' the programme clarifies the official stance of the Nobel Foundation. Legally, the Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred, shared, or reassigned once awarded. Although a laureate may physically donate or gift the medal—as seen in historical cases involving Kofi Annan and Knut Hamsun—the official record of the laureate remains unchanged. The report also touches upon past Nobel controversies involving Henry Kissinger and Barack Obama, noting Trump's criticism of the 2009 award. Ultimately, the Nobel Foundation and the Norwegian Nobel Committee maintain that their decisions are final and irreversible, regardless of personal gestures or political debates.
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