In a historic meeting at the White House, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado gifted her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump.
Trump described the gesture as a sign of mutual respect and highly valuable, despite the Nobel Institute stating that the award cannot be transferred.
The hour-long meeting took place as Machado seeks political backing for Venezuela’s future.
However, the White House stated that Trump maintains a “realistic” assessment, believing Machado currently lacks sufficient support to lead the country immediately.
Trump’s primary focus remains on securing access to Venezuelan oil and economic reconstruction rather than an immediate democratic transition
. Despite hopes raised by Maduro’s arrest, some US senators have expressed skepticism, warning that political repression in Venezuela continues .