Machado Hands Her Nobel Medal To Trump. What's The Quid Pro Quo?

She wants to be president of Venezuela. Trump says she "has no support."
By Susie Madrak — January 16, 2026

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado met with Yambo in the White House, following the abduction of her political adversary, Nicolas Maduro.

NBC News said the meeting was the first time the two leaders met face-to-face.

They noted that Trump normally welcomes foreign leaders to the Oval Office for a news conference with reporters, but this time, he kept his meeting with Machado private.

Trump has backed Maduro’s former vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, as interim leader of the South American country, despite Machado’s claims that the opposition has a mandate to govern.

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Machado confirms that she gave Trump her Nobel Peace Prize

..despite the fact that the Nobel commission has issued a statement that this kind f gesture is prohibited.

— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com) 2026-01-15T23:03:11.794Z

The worst thing about Maria Corina Machado groveling to Trump by giving him her Nobel Peace Prize is Trump is still protecting pedophiles by refusing to release The Epstein Files.

— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T23:31:52.610Z

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