Overview
- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a private White House meeting, with an official photo showing a framed plaque and dedication.
- Trump publicly thanked Machado on Truth Social, calling the gift a "wonderful" gesture of mutual respect and praising her as an extraordinary figure.
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee clarified that while the physical medal may be given away, the Nobel laureate title remains personal and cannot be transferred.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump's view that Machado lacks the support to lead Venezuela "has not changed," as the administration continues working with Delcy Rodríguez as an interim interlocutor.
- Norwegian politicians from several parties criticized the transfer, stressing that accepting the medal does not mean Trump won the Nobel Peace Prize.