Venezuela’s Machado Gifts Trump Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal
Opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the peace prize in December 2025 for her fight for democracy.
President Donald Trump meets with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the Oval Office, during which she presented the President with her Nobel Peace Prize, on Jan. 15, 2026. Daniel Torok/The White House/Handout via Reuters
WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado for a lunch meeting at the White House on Jan. 15.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Machado said she presented Trump with the gold Nobel Peace Prize medal she received in Oslo, Norway. She was awarded the peace prize in December 2025 for her fight for democracy in Venezuela.
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
