Trump Meets Machado, Accepts Nobel Medal at White House
Trump accepts Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize medal in the Oval Office on Jan. 15, 2026.
On January 15, 2026, President Donald Trump met Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in Washington, D.C.’s Oval Office. Machado presented the former U.S. president with her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal, a gesture she said honored Trump’s role in the U.S. operation that seized Nicolás Maduro on January 3, 2026. Trump posted on X that he received “a wonderful gesture of mutual respect,” and a White House official confirmed the acceptance. Machado reminded reporters of a 200‑year‑old link, citing General Lafayette’s 1825 medal to Simon Bolivar and the era of Washingtonian diplomacy. The meeting, held behind closed doors, underscored the U.S.’s strategic focus on Venezuelan democratic transition.
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