María Corina gave me her Nobel because she thought I didn’t deserve it, says Trump

President claimed to have resolved 8 wars and said that prime ministers sent letters asking for his name to the Nobel Committee

The President of the United States, (Republican Party), stated that the leader of the Venezuelan opposition, , for considering that she did not deserve it. The statement was made in conversation with journalists at this Thursday (April 30, 2026).

“María was very kind. She gave me her Nobel Peace Prize and said I didn’t deserve it. She was very, very kind.”said the North American president. Trump said he resolved 8 wars during his term.

The US president stated that prime ministers and presidents of several countries sent letters of thanks to him. Correspondence was also addressed to the Nobel Committee. “I don’t care about that”Trump said about the recognition.

“People try to dispute that, but then they get terrible, and in almost every case they sent letters thanking me and letters to the Nobel Committee.”declared the president.

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María Corina Machado was the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, chosen by “his tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for his fight to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy”according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. She presented her medal to Trump in January of this year.

At the time, Machado’s award had displeased Trump, who had repeatedly expressed his the Nobel Peace Prize.

When Maduro was captured, Machado emerged as an option for the Venezuelan government transition, led by the United States, but was discarded by the republican. According to the newspaper The Washington Post, . Machado then said he would present Trump with the medal, but the Nobel Institute reported that the

During the delivery of the medal, held at a meeting at the White House, she stated that she had given it as a symbolic gesture of recognition for the “single commitment” of Trump with the freedom of the Venezuelan people.