Overview
- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado told reporters she presented her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a private White House meeting on Thursday.
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee reiterated that a Nobel Prize cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred, though the physical medal may change owners.
- The White House did not confirm whether Trump kept the medal, and Trump posted thanks on Truth Social; some outlets, citing unnamed sources, reported the medal was left at the White House and that he is keeping it.
- Trump has questioned Machado’s ability to lead Venezuela, and his press secretary said that assessment has not changed as the administration continues to engage acting leader Delcy Rodríguez with no set election timeline.
- The meeting followed the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro and fresh enforcement on Venezuelan oil, including the seizure of the tanker Veronica confirmed earlier Thursday by U.S. Southern Command.