Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she presented President Donald Trump with her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize "as a recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom" during their meeting on Thursday (January 15).

“We can count on President Trump,” Machado told dozens of cheering supporters near the gates of the White House via the Associated Press, though not elaborating further.

Machado had previously told FOX News' Sean Hannity that she would "personally" give her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump after he launched a raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

“Let me be very clear, as soon as I learned that we had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, I dedicated to Trump because I knew at that point, he deserved it. And lot of people, most people said it was impossible to achieve what he has just done on Saturday, January 3rd. And so, I believe he deserved it," said Maduro, who had been living in hiding under Maduro's regime since 2004. “January 3 will go down in history as the day justice defeated tyranny,” she claimed. “It’s a milestone, and it’s not only huge for the Venezuelan people and our future, I think it’s a huge step for humanity, for freedom, and human dignity.”

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