Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado defended her decision to present her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump, saying she has no regrets about the symbolic gesture made in January.
Speaking at a conference in Madrid on Saturday, Machado praised Trump's military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas. The operation occurred just two weeks before her White House meeting with Trump.
There is a leader in the world, a head of state in the world, who risked the lives of his country's citizens for Venezuela's freedom
María Corina Machado — AFP
Machado, who won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her campaign to restore democratic rights in Venezuela, had been living in hiding before traveling to Oslo in December to collect the award. She met Trump at the White House in January, where she presented him with the medal that accompanies the prize.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee clarified after the handover that the peace prize cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others, despite Machado's symbolic gesture. Trump, who has long sought the Nobel Peace Prize, called the presentation a wonderful gesture of mutual respect.
Al Jazeera frames this as a straightforward diplomatic story, emphasizing Machado's defiance and Trump's military intervention without editorial judgment. Their Middle Eastern perspective focuses on the geopolitical implications of US military action in Latin America, presenting both sides' statements equally while noting the broader context of American interventionism.
NDTV presents the story through a non-aligned lens typical of Indian foreign policy, focusing on the factual elements of the Nobel Prize transfer and military operation. Their coverage emphasizes the procedural aspects and avoids taking sides, reflecting India's traditional stance of non-interference in Latin American affairs while noting the precedent of major power intervention.