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Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal

Machado gave Trump her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal as a symbol of gratitude amid Venezuela's political turmoil, despite the prize being non-transferable, the Nobel Committee said.

  • On Thursday, Maria Corina Machado presented her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a closed-door lunch at the White House following private discussions.
  • After emerging from hiding last month, Maria Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, sought U.S. backing and asked Trump to `advocate for the release of all political prisoners`.
  • The White House said it did not immediately confirm if President Donald Trump accepted the medal, while Karoline Leavitt called Maria Corina Machado `a remarkable and brave voice` but said the meeting did not change the president's view.
  • After leaving the White House, Machado greeted and hugged dozens of supporters near the White House gates and told them `We can count on President Trump`; she later met with Capitol Hill senators.
  • The administration has also completed a $500 million oil sale and discussed $100 billion in investments, while U.S. forces seized the sanctioned tanker Veronica to control Venezuela's oil sector.
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Politicians from various Norwegian parties criticize Machado's handing Trump the Nobel Peace Medal.

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The presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize medal by Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado to US President Donald Trump on Thursday was immediately met with ridicule from Trump's opponents.

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Donald Trump adds the Venezuelan opposition leader's peace prize medal to the rest of his gold in the Oval Office. How can such a self-aware person as Trump not blush with shame himself?

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Just the News broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
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