"The Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has said she presented her gold Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump after meeting him in the White House, nearly a fortnight after he ordered the abduction of Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro. Machado, who received the award last year for her struggle against Maduro's brutal, authoritarian state, told reporters she had done so in recognition [of] his unique commitment [to] our freedom. It was not immediately clear whether Trump had accepted the gift."
"Earlier in the day the Nobel organizers posted on X: A medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel peace prize laureate cannot. Machado, whose movement is widely believed to have beaten Maduro in Venezuela's 2024 election, was unexpectedly sidelined by Trump after US special forces troops captured her political rival in the early hours of 3 January."
Maria Corina Machado presented her gold Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump after meeting him at the White House nearly a fortnight after he ordered the abduction of Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro. Machado received the prize last year for her struggle against Maduro's authoritarian state and said she gave the medal in recognition of his commitment to freedom. Nobel organizers posted on X that a medal can change owners but the laureate title cannot. Machado was sidelined after US special forces captured her political rival on 3 January and Trump endorsed Delcy Rodriguez as acting president. The gesture aimed to regain Trump's favour and salvage her movement's political hopes.
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