Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is pictured arriving for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, shown attending a separate event later in the day, in this combination of images taken at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Coope
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Trump Accepts Machado's Nobel Peace Prize, Citing 'Eight Wars Ended'

  • Donald Trump accepted the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House.
  • Trump justified accepting another laureate's award by claiming his administration ended eight global wars.
  • Machado reportedly told Trump that no one in history was more deserving of the honor.
  • The Norwegian Nobel Committee clarified that the Nobel Prize is 'inseparable' from the laureate and cannot be shared or transferred.
  • The encounter occurred shortly after US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

Why It Matters: Donald Trump accepted Maria Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize, claiming credit for ending eight wars.

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