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

<p>The Venezuelan opposition leader did not confirm whether the US president accepted the award</p><p>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.</p><p>Machado, who received the award last year for her struggle against <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/10/venezuelan-politician-maria-corina-machado-wins-nobel-peace-prize">Maduro’s “brutal, authoritarian state”</a>, told reporters on Thursday she had done so “in recognition [of] his unique commitment [to] our freedom”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/15/maria-corina-machado-says-she-presented-trump-with-her-nobel-peace-prize-medal">Continue reading...</a>