President Donald Trump Meets Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the Oval Office, January 15, 2026 in Washington. © Getty Images / Daniel Torok / White House
Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado, who openly supported the American military operation against her socialist country, donated her medal to president Donald Trump.
The president of the United States has long publically desired this award, but the Nobel Committee clearly stated last week that even if the medal itself changes ownership, the title of Nobel Peace Prize winner "cannot be answered, shared or transferred to others".
"I gave the president of the United States a medal, Nobel Peace Prize" – said Machado to her supporters after closed talks with Trump in the White home on Thursday.
“Maria gave me the Nobel Peace Prize for my work. This is simply a wonderful motion of common respect” – said Trump in a short entry on fact Social a fewer hours after gathering "a wonderful female who has been through so much."
Machado, who had previously led anti-government protests and accused Maduro of “theft’ Her election in 2024, she told cheering supporters: "We can number on president Trump".
However, the White home underestimated the importance of the meeting.
Press spokeswoman Karolina Leavitt called Machado “an different and courageous voice”, but stressed that the gathering did not reflect a change in ‘realistic evaluation’ Trump.
Trump consistently diminished Machado's ability to replace Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, stating shortly after the American military raid that captured him that "it has neither support nor respect in the country."
Instead, the U.S. president signaled his willingness to cooperate with the interim government of Socialist Delcy Rodriguez, erstwhile Vice president Maduro, whom he named after a long telephone call this week "a large person."
Machado's visit coincided with ongoing U.S. efforts to control Venezuelan oil resources, including the seizure of another sanctioned tanker, and took place at the time Rodriguez made a state announcement in Caracas.
Trump administration noted that the government of Rodriguez “cooperation’ with Washington, including the release of prisoners held under Maduro's rule.
Machado, who had previously led anti-government protests and accused Maduro of ‘illegal’ Taking power at the 2024 election, she escaped from Venezuela last year.
After her visit to the White House, she met with legislators at the Capitol who are little skeptical of her candidacy.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/631019-trump-machado-nobel-modal/
