Posted by Coppers Dad on January 16, 2026, 5:11 am
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal in White House meeting
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado confirmed Thursday that she presented President Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize during a White House meeting.
“I presented the president of the United States the medal, the Nobel Peace Prize,” Machado told reporters on Capitol Hill.
A photo obtained by The Post showed Trump posing with the medal encased in a frame, with Machado standing by his side in the Oval Office.
The inscription read: “To President Donald J. Trump. In gratitude for your extraordinary leadership in promoting peace through strength, advancing diplomacy, and defending liberty and prosperity.”
It continued, “Presented as a personal symbol of gratitude on behalf of the Venezuelan people in recognition of President Trump’s principled and decisive action to secure a free Venezuela.”
“The courage of America, and its President Donald J. Trump, will never be forgotten by the Venezuelan people. “
The president thanked Machado for the “wonderful gesture” in a social media post.
“It was my Great Honor to meet María Corina Machado, of Venezuela, today,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “She is a wonderful woman who has been through so much.
“María presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you María!”
