Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has presented her Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald Trump at a private White House meeting on Thursday. "I think today is a historic day for us Venezuelans," she said after meeting Trump, the first time the two have met in-person. It came weeks after US forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas and charged him in a drug-trafficking case. After leaving the White House, Machado spoke to supporters gathered at the gates outside, telling them in Spanish."We can count on President Trump." "I presented the president of the United States the medal of the Nobel Peace Prize," Machado later told journalists in English, calling it "a recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom".
MACHADO PRESENTED TRUMP WITH HER NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
— RT (@RT_com) January 15, 2026
'People of Bolivar giving back heir of Washington the medal'
'For recognition of his commitment to our freedom' https://t.co/0xN8gUQHHZ pic.twitter.com/QcuAspFwu4
Trump expressed his gratitude in a social media post, saying that receiving the prize was "a wonderful gesture of mutual respect".
MARIA PRESENTED ME WITH HER NOBEL PEACE PRIZE — Trump on Maria Corina Machado visit
— RT (@RT_com) January 16, 2026
Is he officially the Nobel Peace Prize winner? https://t.co/yNS4PqfdIl pic.twitter.com/qQL9smVb2e
Machado said last week that she would share it with Trump, but the Nobel Committee later clarified that it was not transferable. "Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others," the committee said in a statement last week. "The decision is final and stands for all time."
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