Venezuela - President Nicolas Maduro & his wife "captured and flown out of country" by U.S. Army Delta Force during "large scale attack" - Jan 3, 2026

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The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has said she “presented” her gold Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump after meeting him in the White House, nearly a fortnight after he ordered the abduction of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro.

Machado, who received the award last year for her struggle against Maduro’s “brutal, authoritarian state”, told reporters she had done so “in recognition [of] his unique commitment [to] our freedom”. It was not immediately clear whether Trump had accepted the gift.


Earlier in the day the Nobel organizers posted on X: “A medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel peace prize laureate cannot.”

www.theguardian.com

María Corina Machado presents Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal

Trump heaped praise on the Venezuelan opposition leader for presenting him with ‘her Nobel peace prize for the work I have done’
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@VeraMBergen


New: Machado says she "presented" Trump with the Nobel. She says 200 years ago Lafayette gave Simon Bolívar a medal with Washington's face. "The people of Bolivar are giving back to the heir of Washington a medal, in this case a medal of the Nobel Peace Prize, as a recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom"

https://twitter.com/x/status/2011916330975252511
 
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sds71 said:
The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has said she “presented” her gold Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump after meeting him in the White House, nearly a fortnight after he ordered the abduction of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro.

Machado, who received the award last year for her struggle against Maduro’s “brutal, authoritarian state”, told reporters she had done so “in recognition [of] his unique commitment [to] our freedom”. It was not immediately clear whether Trump had accepted the gift.


Earlier in the day the Nobel organizers posted on X: “A medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel peace prize laureate cannot.”

www.theguardian.com

María Corina Machado presents Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal

Trump heaped praise on the Venezuelan opposition leader for presenting him with ‘her Nobel peace prize for the work I have done’
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He would do anything to get his hands on the Peace Prize. JMO
 
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Gators North said:
Maybe he can have it gold plated and put it in the Rose Garden. 😉😝 JMO
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There is no more Rose Garden. He'll probably carry it around with him or a few days then put it with his Fifa Peace Prize. IMO
 
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What'd you know, a big ole Trump donor gets first bid on the Venezuelan oil.

www.reuters.com

Exclusive: Vitol gets preliminary US license to begin negotiations on Venezuelan oil imports and exports, four sources say

Vitol, one of the world's largest commodity traders, has received a preliminary special license from the U.S. government to begin negotiations to import and export oil from Venezuela for 18 months, four sources said on Thursday.
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"Donald Trump’s first Venezuela oil sale deal goes to megadonor’s company"
 
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Stunned said:
There is no more Rose Garden. He'll probably carry it around with him or a few days then put it with his Fifa Peace Prize. IMO
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I’ll go with in the ballroom, in a gold-plated cabinet behind the dais, under a spotlight.
😃
 
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CrimeDawg123 said:
What'd you know, a big ole Trump donor gets first bid on the Venezuelan oil.

www.reuters.com

Exclusive: Vitol gets preliminary US license to begin negotiations on Venezuelan oil imports and exports, four sources say

Vitol, one of the world's largest commodity traders, has received a preliminary special license from the U.S. government to begin negotiations to import and export oil from Venezuela for 18 months, four sources said on Thursday.
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"Donald Trump’s first Venezuela oil sale deal goes to megadonor’s company"
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Just look at the surprise on my face. My jaw is on the floor. MOO
 
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Arkay said:
I’ll go with in the ballroom, in a gold-plated cabinet behind the dais, under a spotlight.
😃
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At Mega Lego till the new one is finished? IMO
 
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Inthedetails said:
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I wonder what the president means when he uses the words "mutual respect?"

If I displayed someone else's award of any kind in my home, it would be out of admiration and pride for the person who won the award. If someone allowed me to display their award, it would not be because of the work I have done. It would be because I'm a gushing fan of the person who won the award, and they either cared enough about my exuberant fandom to give it to me or profited off my exuberant fandom and sold it to me.

"Mutual respect?" Maybe if that were your kids award, and even though it's cringe, your kid deigns to let you put it on the fridge. That is the only time it's about mutual respect.

This is not the president's achievement, and there is no way it was given to him for the work he does.

MOO
 
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Stunned said:
There is no more Rose Garden. He'll probably carry it around with him or a few days then put it with his Fifa Peace Prize. IMO
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BTW does anyone understand why he had to destroy the Rose Garden?
 
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acutename said:
BTW does anyone understand why he had to destroy the Rose Garden?
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He couldn't stand to see greenspace, it was useless to him. IMO
 
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