Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump on Thursday, but failed to secure any concessions as Washington continues to work with the remainder of Nicolás Maduro’s government in Caracas.
Machado, who Trump said had “no support” inside Venezuela following the operation that ousted Maduro on January 3, met the US president at the White House on Thursday in a bid to boost her standing as Washington has piled praise on Maduro’s socialist successor, Delcy Rodríguez.
Trump is known to covet the Nobel Peace Prize, saying it would be a “big insult” were he not to receive it because he has “ended seven wars”. Still, despite presenting him with her medal, the opposition leader appeared to walk away empty-handed.