María Corina Machado speaks on stage after meeting with President Trump.
WATCH LIVE: Venezuela’s María Corina Machado speaks after Trump meeting
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has gifted her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump.
Ms Machado’s gesture, made during a visit to the White House, came a week after the Norwegian Nobel Institute issued a statement clarifying it is not possible for the prize to be revoked or transferred.
Mr Trump nevertheless accepted the medal, taking to his Truth Social media platform to thank Ms Machado for having “presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize”, which he said was in acknowledgement of “the work I have done”.
“Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you María!” he wrote.
Mr Trump also said it was his “great honour” to meet Ms Machado, saying she was “a wonderful woman who has been through so much”.
The White House later posted a photo of Mr Trump and Ms Machado with the president holding up a large, gold-coloured frame displaying the medal.