Machado Presents Trump with Nobel Medal
President Donald Trump met Thursday with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado,who said she presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal.
Details about the closed-door meeting were not immediately revealed by the White House.Asked about the meeting by ABC News’ Mary Bruce, Trump said it went “great.”
machado told reporters as she was exiting the White House that she presented Trump with her prize and reflected on the history between the two countries.
“I told him this … Listen to this — 200 years ago, general Lafayette gave Simon Bolivar a medal with George Washington’s face on it. Bolivar, since then, kept that medal for the rest of his life,” she told reporters.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets supporters on pennsylvania Avenue near the White House after meeting with President Donald Trump, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington.
