From Fox News: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she presented President Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal, describing it as a historic gesture recognizing his commitment to freedom and the fight against tyranny.
Machado spoke with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday, when she was asked whether she offered her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump.
“I presented the president of the United States the medal … the Nobel Peace Prize, and I told him, ‘Listen to this, 200 years ago, General Lafayette gave Simón Bolívar a medal with George Washington’s face on it,” Machado said. “He kept that medal for the rest of his life. Actually, when you see his portraits, you can see the medal.”
She said Lafayette gave the medal to Bolívar as a symbol of the partnership between the people of the U.S. and the people of Venezuela and their shared fight for freedom against tyranny.
“Two hundred years in history, the people of Bolívar are giving back the heir of Washington, a medal, in this case the medal of the Nobel Peace Prize, as a recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom,” Machado told reporters.
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REPORTER: “Did you offer to President Trump your Nobel Peace Prize?”
MARÍA CORINA MACHADO: “I presented the President of the United States the medal…the Nobel Peace Prize.”
“Two hundred years ago, General Lafayette gave Simón Bolívar a medal with George Washington’s face on… pic.twitter.com/xR69XpQCk8
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 16, 2026
A bipartisan group of colleagues and I met with Nobel Peace Prize winner, @MariaCorinaYA, to ask her about how she sees her homeland now that Maduro has been removed. Machado is as determined as ever to see a better future for the Venezuelan people. She has my continued great… pic.twitter.com/qoWvh4YmA1
— Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) January 15, 2026
BREAKING: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she presented Trump her Nobel Peace Prize to recognize his commitment to her country. https://t.co/BiIzGybFh2
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 15, 2026
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