"Two weeks after United States special forces abducted Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado visited the White House for her first in-person meeting with US President Donald Trump. With Venezuela's future uncertain, and Trump seemingly in a position of authority to determine who might lead the South American country, Machado placed her recently won Nobel Peace Prize in the hands of a man who has coveted the award for years."
"The two posed for a photo in front of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office, and Trump smiled big as he clasped onto a large golden frame encasing the medal. But does the prize now belong to Trump, and could it change the US president's course of action when it comes to Venezuela? ABC News later quoted an unnamed White House official confirming that Trump had agreed to keep the award."
Maria Corina Machado met with US President Donald Trump at the White House after United States special forces abducted Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro. Machado presented her recently won Nobel Peace Prize to Trump, who accepted and was later reported to keep the award. The two posed for a photo in the Oval Office as Trump held the gold-framed medal. Machado leads the opposition party Vente Venezuela and won the 2023 opposition presidential primary, positioning her to challenge Maduro in 2024. Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice upheld a ban preventing Machado from running, citing alleged links to US sanctions, a weapons plot, and harms to Venezuelan assets.
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