Trump accepts Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
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Key Points:
- President Donald Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who presented him with her Nobel Peace Prize medal as a gesture of mutual respect, which Trump accepted.
- Machado, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025 for promoting democratic rights in Venezuela, dedicated the prize to Trump and the Venezuelan people, praising Trump's role in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
- Machado referenced historical ties between the U.S. and Venezuela, comparing her medal presentation to a 200-year-old symbolic exchange between General Lafayette and Simon Bolivar.
- The Norwegian Nobel Institute clarified that the Peace Prize cannot be shared, transferred, or revoked once awarded, despite Machado's intention to share it with Trump.
- Trump has expressed mixed views on
