Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal


Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrives at the U.S. Capitol to meet U.S. senators after her meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

WASHINGTON, ‌Jan 15 (Reuters) - ‌Venezuelan opposition ‌leader Maria Corina Machado ‍said she ‍presented ‌U.S. President Donald ‍Trump ​with ⁠her Nobel Peace Prize ‌medal during ⁠their ‍meeting on ‍Thursday. She did ‌not answer reporters' questions as to whether he accepted ‌it.

(Reporting by Caitlin ​Webber; editing by Scott Malone)

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