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Machado Offers Trump Nobel Peace Prize Medal

Published January 16, 2026, 05:08
Machado Offers Trump Nobel Peace Prize Medal

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented US President Donald Trump with the medal for the Nobel Peace Prize she received, during their meeting at the White House. The gesture was made as a sign of appreciation for Trump's role in removing Nicolás Maduro from power. Trump described the offering as a "wonderful gesture of mutual respect." Machado compared her act to a gift from the Marquis de Lafayette to Simón Bolívar, highlighting the "liberation" of Venezuela. The meeting and offering carry symbolic weight as Machado seeks US support for the restoration of democracy in Venezuela.