Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado met with United States President Donald Trump, calling their meeting 'historic' and presenting him with her Nobel Peace Prize medal. Machado drew a parallel to a historic gesture between Simón Bolívar and Marquis de Lafayette, symbolically returning a medal to the 'heir of Washington' as recognition for Trump's support of Venezuelan freedom. While Machado dedicated her Nobel award to Trump, the Nobel Committee clarified that the prize is untransferable. During her visit, Machado emphasized the Venezuelan opposition's commitment to rebuilding institutions, defending human rights, and establishing a new electoral process, expressing hopes for Venezuela to become a strong ally of the United States. Despite her gestures, Trump and his administration reiterated doubts about Machado's standing in Venezuela.