Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado announced she "presented" her Nobel Peace Prize medal to U.S. President Donald Trump during a White House meeting in Washington, D.C. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, however, stated the prize "cannot be revoked, shared or transferred to others," even if the medal changes hands.

• Machado likened her action to Marquis de Lafayette presenting a medal to Simon Bolivar, emphasizing a symbolic return of recognition for freedom.
• President Trump, who has previously expressed a desire for the Nobel Peace Prize, recently ordered a military raid that ousted leftist president Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela.
• Despite the gesture, Trump had previously dismissed Machado as unfit to lead Venezuela and indicated he would work with Maduro's vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, if U.S. demands were met.