Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump during a private meeting at the White House.
She did not specify whether the US president accepted the award, which she also wants to receive. However, Fox News, citing White House officials, reported that Trump accepted it.
“I think today is a historic day for us Venezuelans,” Machado said after meeting with Trump.
After the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by US special forces in Caracas, Trump refused to support Machado as the country’s new leader, even though the movement she leads has declared victory in the 2024 elections.
Instead, he has established business relations with the country’s interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez, who was Maduro’s vice president.
After leaving the White House, Machado addressed supporters gathered at the gate and, as reported by the Associated Press, said in Spanish: “We can count on President Trump.”
