Jon Haworth , ABC News; Trump accepts Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
"President Donald Trump met Thursday with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who presented him with her Nobel Peace Prize medal. The president called it a "wonderful gesture of mutual respect."
"María presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done," Trump wrote on his social media platform. He also said that Machado was a "wonderful woman who has been through so much" and that it was a great honor to meet her.
Following the meeting, a White House official confirmed to ABC News that Trump did accept the medal...
Trump has coveted and openly campaigned for winning the Nobel Prize himself since his return to office."
