Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:34am on 16 Jan 2026,Friday International
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented U.S. President Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal during a White House meeting, calling it a “wonderful gesture of mutual respect” and recognizing his support for Venezuelan freedom. Trump publicly thanked Machado for the symbolic gift, though the Norwegian Nobel Institute stressed that the award cannot be officially transferred and Trump is not a Nobel laureate. Machado, who won the 2025 Peace Prize for promoting democracy in Venezuela, made the gesture amid ongoing political uncertainty and Trump’s mixed stance toward her leadership prospects. (PC: NDTV)
