Trump thanked Machado for handing over the Nobel Peace Prize

On January 15, US President Donald Trump thanked Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for handing him the Nobel Peace Prize.

"This is a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you, Maria!" he wrote on the Truth Social network.

In addition, Trump called Machado a "wonderful woman." He called meeting her a great honor.

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Earlier in the day, the Venezuelan opposition leader announced that she had presented the Nobel Prize medal to the American president.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on January 9 that the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Machado cannot be transferred to the President of the United States according to the rules of the Nobel Committee.

This message was a response to Machado's willingness to hand over to Trump her Nobel Peace Prize, which she was awarded in 2025 "for her efforts to promote democracy in Venezuela and her desire for a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."

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