Venezuelan opposition leader Machado presents Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado has given her medal to US President Donald Trump, despite the Norwegian Nobel Institute previously stating that the prize cannot be transferred.

Source: Reuters

Details: Machado said she had presented Trump with the Nobel Peace Prize medal. She did not answer journalists' questions about whether he had accepted it.

She also said she was struck by how clearly Trump understands the situation in Venezuela, adding that he is familiar with the country's reality and recognises the suffering of its people.

Background:

• Earlier media reports said Trump had declined to back Machado, partly because of her decision to accept the Nobel Peace Prize.
• Reports also suggested that the CIA had advised Trump to support figures aligned with Nicolás Maduro rather than the opposition in Venezuela.
• After a US operation targeting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Trump said Machado would struggle to govern Venezuela because, in his view, she lacked popular support and respect.
• At present, the duties of president in Venezuela are being carried out by Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro's vice-president.
• However, as CNN previously reported, Machado possesses something Trump has long sought: a Nobel Peace Prize.
• Machado offered to give her award to the US president, and Trump said it would be an honour to receive it, despite the Norwegian Nobel Institute stating that the prize cannot be transferred.

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