Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Thursday revealed that she “presented” Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize , the coveted medal that he’s dreamed of having in his clutches for years. Machado, following what she described as an “excellent” White House meeting, said she gave the medal to Trump in recognition of his “unique commitment with our freedom.” The president is keeping the medal, a White House official later told outlets . The Nobel Committee has insisted that while the medal can transfer owners, the winner’s status as a Nobel laureate can’t be shared or transferred to others. Machado’s medal gesture comes less than two weeks since the US launched a military operation that killed approximately 100 people in Venezuela where forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, at home in the middle of the night. Since the attack, Trump has signalled his support for interim president Delcy Rodriguez, a Maduro ally, while declaring that Machado didn’t have “the support within, or the respect within” the country. On Thursday, Trump described Machado as a “wonderful woman who has been through so much” and called it his “Great Honour” to meet her. “María presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you María!” he wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform . María Corina Machado on her meeting with Trump: “I presented the president of the United States with the Nobel Peace Prize” — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-15T21:35:46.009Z Social media users weighed in on the reported medal hand off, with one Bluesky user sarcastically calling it the “ Nobel Appease Prize ,” an apparent nod to Trump’s repeated claims that he deserved the honour last year. donald trump has received the nobel peace prize in the way that michael scott declared bankruptcy — Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:08:33.390Z And with that, the Nobel Peace Prize became as worthless as FIFA’s Peace Prize — (@3rhays.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T21:57:53.823Z handing my nobel peace prize to the guy who bombed my country — Emma™ (@cockremover.bsky.social) 2026-01-16T00:56:34.230Z Picturing Fox News after Joe Biden accepted someone else’s Nobel Peace Prize. — Mark Thompson (@sonofathomp.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:44:38.471Z She can certainly give it to him if she wants to, but it’s meaningless. He might now be *possessing* a Nobel Peace prize, but he still hasn’t *won* one. — Ron Murray (@rjmx.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:38:13.915Z Said another way, the granting of the prize by the Nobel Committee is the award. The medal is just the receipt — Brooklyn American (@brooklynamerican.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T21:54:17.932Z If Travis Kelce gave me one of his SuperBowl rings, it doesn’t mean I won the SuperBowl. Same goes if someone gives you their Nobel Peace Prize or Oscar. — Barking Squirrel ️? (@barkingsquirrel.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:27:02.342Z This will be the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to a Nobel prize until this same medal sells on eBay in 2029 — Graham Cummins (@grahamiancummins.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:10:30.725Z I think it would be wise for Democrats to start calling Trump's stolen Nobel a participation trophy. Relentlessly. — Nick (derogatory) ✨ (@slothropsmap.bsky.social) 2026-01-12T17:42:29.277Z Technically, that Peace Prize is a gift to the state and President Ocasio-Cortez should wear it to her inauguration in a few years. — Andrew D Thaler (@drandrewthaler.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:46:03.960Z