Trump Meets Venezuela’s María Corina Machado at White House as She Says She Gave Him Nobel Medal
Machado seeks broader U.S. backing through a White House visit followed by Senate meetings.
Overview
- The White House press pool said the discussion in the West Wing ran for more than two hours.
- Machado told reporters, as carried by Reuters, that she handed Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal during the meeting.
- After departing the White House, she headed to the Capitol for a scheduled session with senators from both parties.
- Coverage places the encounter in the context of recent U.S. military action in Venezuela and reported claims of Nicolás Maduro’s capture.
- Machado received the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for work on democratic rights and has said the opposition is prepared to take power.