After meeting with Trump, María Corina Machado says she will be president of Venezuela ‘when the time comes’

Trump says he received the Nobel Peace Prize medal as a ‘gift’ from María Corina Machado Reproduction/X The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated that he was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize medal by the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. The two met at the White House this Thursday (15). ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp “She is an extraordinary woman, who has been through a lot. María presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I did. A wonderful gesture of mutual respect,” Trump posted on a social network. Earlier, Machado stated that he had offered Trump the medal he received at the end of 2025, in Oslo. Days earlier, she said in an interview that presenting the award to the American president would be a gesture of gratitude from the Venezuelan people for the arrest of Nicolás Maduro. María Corina Machado says she offered Trump the Nobel Peace Prize Shortly afterwards, the Norwegian Nobel Institute declared that the Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred, shared or revoked. In a statement, the institute stated that the decision to award a Nobel Prize is definitive and permanent, in accordance with the statutes of the Nobel Foundation, which do not provide for resources. The organization also highlighted that the committees responsible for the award do not comment on the laureates’ actions or statements after the award is presented. “Once announced, the Nobel Prize cannot be revoked, shared or transferred to others. The decision is final and valid forever,” said the Norwegian Nobel Committee and the Norwegian Nobel Institute. Opposition to Chavismo Venezuelan opponent María Corina Machado arrives at the White House, in Washington, USA, for a meeting with Donald Trump, Kylie Cooper/ Reuters The 58-year-old Venezuelan opposition leader was recognized “for persistent efforts in favor of the peaceful restoration of democracy and human rights in Venezuela”. The prize totals 11 million Swedish crowns (around R$6.2 million). Machado, a former deputy of the National Assembly, was prevented from running in Venezuela’s 2024 general elections by authorities aligned with Maduro. She supported a replacement candidate, widely considered to have won the vote, although Maduro declared victory. Independent audits of the polls highlighted irregularities in the official results. On January 3, after the US arrested and removed Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela in a military operation, Trump stated that he would not hand over the Venezuelan government to María Corina Machado. According to the president, the opposition leader is not respected in the country. Even so, Machado thanked Trump for the operation and stated that Venezuela was counting on the North American president to achieve freedom. Currently, Trump has said that he is collaborating with the interim president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, who was Maduro’s deputy. On Wednesday, in an interview at the White House, he stated that the interim president is an “incredible person”. VIDEOS: most watched on g1

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