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María Corina Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 16 January 2026

The Venezuelan opposition leader did not confirm whether the US president accepted the award

The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has said she “presented” her gold Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump after meeting him in the White House, nearly a fortnight after he ordered the abduction of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro.

Machado, who received the award last year for her struggle against Maduro’s “brutal, authoritarian state” , told reporters on Thursday she had done so “in recognition [of] his unique commitment [to] our freedom”.

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María Corina Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 16 January 2026

The Venezuelan opposition leader did not confirm whether the US president accepted the award

The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has said she “presented” her gold Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump after meeting him in the White House, nearly a fortnight after he ordered the abduction of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro.

Machado, who received the award last year for her struggle against Maduro’s “brutal, authoritarian state” , told reporters on Thursday she had done so “in recognition [of] his unique commitment [to] our freedom”.

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María Corina Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 16 January 2026

The Venezuelan opposition leader did not confirm whether the US president accepted the award

The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has said she “presented” her gold Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump after meeting him in the White House, nearly a fortnight after he ordered the abduction of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro.

Machado, who received the award last year for her struggle against Maduro’s “brutal, authoritarian state” , told reporters on Thursday she had done so “in recognition [of] his unique commitment [to] our freedom”.