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Trump praises Venezuela's Machado for 'wonderful' Nobel prize gesture

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16-01-2026 | 01:13

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U.S. President Donald Trump heaped praise Thursday on Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for presenting him with "her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done," after they met at the White House.

"She is a wonderful woman who has been through so much," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform, adding that Machado presenting him with the medal was "such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect."

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