Overview
- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented her Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House.
- Machado framed the handover as a gesture of gratitude for Trump’s efforts toward Venezuela’s “freedom,” delivering the medal in a gold-trimmed frame with a dedication.
- The Norwegian Nobel Institute reiterated that the award’s honor stays with the named laureate, cannot be reassigned or revoked, and that the medal and diploma may change hands.
- The institute said it does not pass judgment on laureates’ later political statements and noted historical precedents for selling or donating the physical symbols.
- The White House said Trump’s stance on Venezuela remains unchanged, and coverage characterized the act as largely symbolic with commentators debating its implications.