Donald Trump Nobel Peace Prize: Donald Trump’s wish finally comes true as U.S. President presented Nobel Peace Prize medal by Maria Corina Machado. What happnes next?

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump on Thursday “as a recognition of his unparalleled commitment to our freedom.” In a statement to a group of journalists after the meeting, Machado announced that he gave his award to Trump, but did not provide further details. The White House did not immediately say whether Trump accepted the medal. The Norwegian Nobel Committee had previously written in a statement about

This came after Trump met with Trump to discuss his country’s future, despite Trump denying his credibility to take office following an audacious US military raid that captured then-President Nicolás Maduro.

Visiting Trump posed a physical risk for Machado, whose whereabouts have been largely unknown since he fled his country last year after being briefly detained in Caracas. Yet after a closed-door debate with Trump, he greeted dozens of cheering supporters waiting for him near the doors and stopped to hug many of them.
“We can trust President Trump,” he told them, prompting some to briefly shout “Thank you Trump,” but he did not elaborate further.

The jubilant scene contrasted with Trump repeatedly expressing doubts about Machado and his commitment to supporting democratic rule in Venezuela. He has signaled his willingness to work with acting President Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro’s No. 2.

Along with others in the ousted leader’s inner circle, Rodríguez remains in charge of day-to-day government operations and was delivering the first state of the union speech during Machado’s trip to Washington.
Trump, who has so far supported Rodríguez, has sidelined Machado, who has long been the face of the resistance in Venezuela. This came despite Machado trying to improve his relationships with key administration voices such as the president and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, gambiting an alliance with the U.S. government and some of its top conservatives. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called Machado an “extraordinary and courageous voice” for the Venezuelan people, but also said the meeting did not mean Trump’s opinion of him had changed, calling it a “realistic assessment.”

Trump said it would be difficult for Machado to lead because he “doesn’t have the support or respect within the country.” His party is believed to have won the 2024 elections, which Maduro has rejected.

Leavitt said Trump supports new Venezuelan elections “when the time is right” but did not say when that might happen. The Trump administration does not care about meeting expectations.