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Venezuela's Machado doesn't regret gifting Nobel Peace Prize to Trump
"There is a leader in the world, a head of state in the world who risked the lives of his country's citizens for Venezuela's freedom," she told a news conference in Madrid.Machado presented her Nobel prize to Trump when she met him in the White House just two weeks after he ordered US forces to attack Caracas and snatch Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.Trump, who has long coveted the Nobel Peace Prize, is currently embroiled in the Middle East war he started with his ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with airstrikes on Iran at the end of February.The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the peace prize, made clear after Machado handed her 2025 Nobel medal to Trump that the actual honour it represents "cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others".Machado said that Trump's military operation to snatch Maduro, who is currently detained in New York facing US drug charges, "is something we Venezuelans will never forget"."Consequently," she said, "no, I have no regrets" about gifting her Nobel medal to Trump.Machado, who was in hiding before leaving Venezuela in December to collect her Nobel prize in Oslo, said she was organising her return to the country in coordination with Washington."I am speaking with the US government, and we are working in coordination, with mutual respect and understanding," she said.She added that she believed that Washington was "key to advancing a democratic transition" in Venezuela.Venezuela's opposition last week called for presidential elections.Machado, who has not yet said if she would run in a future poll, was banned from running for president in the 2024 election that resulted with Maduro claiming a reelection victory. © 2026 AFP
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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says Trump deserved her Nobel medal for 'risking' American lives to oust strongman Nicolas Maduro - Copyright AFP Giuseppe CACACEVenezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Saturday “I have no regrets” about symbolically handing over her Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump back in January. “There is a leader in the world, a head of state in the world who risked the lives of his country’s citizens for Venezuela’s freedom,” she told a news conference in Madrid. Machado presented her Nobel prize to Trump when she met him in the White House just two weeks after he ordered US forces to attack Caracas and snatch Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Trump, who has long coveted the Nobel Peace Prize, is currently embroiled in the Middle East war he started with his ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with airstrikes on Iran at the end of February. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the peace prize, made clear after Machado handed her 2025 Nobel medal to Trump that the actual honour it represents “cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others”. Machado said that Trump’s military operation to snatch Maduro, who is currently detained in New York facing US drug charges, “is something we Venezuelans will never forget”. “Consequently,” she said, “no, I have no regrets” about gifting her Nobel medal to Trump. Machado, who was in hiding before leaving Venezuela in December to collect her Nobel prize in Oslo, said she was organising her return to the country in coordination with Washington. “I am speaking with the US government, and we are working in coordination, with mutual respect and understanding,” she said. She added that she believed that Washington was “key to advancing a democratic transition” in Venezuela. Venezuela’s opposition last week called for presidential elections. Machado, who has not yet said if she would run in a future poll, was banned from running for president in the 2024 election that resulted with Maduro claiming a reelection victory. With 2,400 staff representing 100 different nationalities, AFP covers the world as a leading global news agency. AFP provides fast, comprehensive and verified coverage of the issues affecting our daily lives.
France's Macron to Hold Talks With Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado
Reuters FILE PHOTO: María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, speaks during the CERAWeek energy conference 2026 in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 24, 2026.
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In a widely debated gesture, Machado had chosen to donate her Nobel Peace Prize gold medal to Donald Trump, in recognition of his role in removing Maduro from power.
