{"id":2539202,"date":"2026-01-16T10:51:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venezuela-freedom-fighter-maria-machado-gave-trump-her-nobel-prize-medal-calling-him-the-heir-to-washington-and-a-force-for-freedom-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:52:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:52:18","slug":"venezuela-freedom-fighter-maria-machado-gave-trump-her-nobel-prize-medal-calling-him-the-heir-to-washington-and-a-force-for-freedom-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venezuela-freedom-fighter-maria-machado-gave-trump-her-nobel-prize-medal-calling-him-the-heir-to-washington-and-a-force-for-freedom-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela Freedom Fighter Maria Machado Gave Trump Her Nobel Prize Medal, Calling Him &#8216;the Heir to Washington&#8217; and a Force for Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvenezuela-freedom-fighter-maria-machado-gave-trump-her-nobel-prize-medal-calling-him-the-heir-to-washington-and-a-force-for-freedom-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2539202&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Venezuelan opposition leader Mar\u00eda Corina Machado,who won the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2025 for her efforts to promote democracy in Venezuela,publicly presented her medal to President Donald Trump outside the U.S. Capitol. She described the gesture as symbolic-linking it to a historic gift from General Lafayette to Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar (a medal bearing George Washington&#8217;s image) and calling Trump &#8220;the heir&#8221; to Washington for his support of Venezuelan freedom. Trump thanked her publicly. the article ties the exchange to recent U.S. actions in Venezuela, including the Jan. 3 capture of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, and notes Machado&#8217;s earlier dedication of the prize to Trump.Observers differ on motives: some see the gift as political maneuvering to secure U.S. backing for regime change,while others portray Machado&#8217;s admiration and democratic aims as sincere.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Venezuelan freedom fighter Maria Corina Machado hailed President Donald Trump as &ldquo;the heir&rdquo; to the legendary U.S. Founding Father George Washington while presenting him with the Nobel Peace Prize medal she received in October.<\/p>\n<p>During a press scrum outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Machado explained the impetus behind her gracious gesture.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I presented the president of the United States the medal &hellip; the Nobel Peace Prize, and I told him, &lsquo;Listen to this: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-babylon-bee-headlines-that-no-longer-sound-like-satire\/\" title=\"10 Babylon Bee Headlines That No Longer Sound Like Satire\">200 years ago<\/a>, General Lafayette gave Simon Bolivar a medal with George Washington&rsquo;s face on it,&rdquo; Machado said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bolivar kept that medal for the rest of his life. Actually, when you see his portraits, you can see the medal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She continued: &ldquo;It was given by Lafayette as a sign of the brotherhood between the people of the United States and the people of Venezuela in their [d] fight for freedom against tyranny.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Machado said now &mdash; 20 years later &mdash; &ldquo;the people of Bol&iacute;var are giving back the heir of Washington a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-three-way-tie-country-at-heart-of-usa-gymnastics-medal-controversy-offers-odd-solution\/\" title=\"Olympic Three-Way Tie? Country at Heart of USA Gymnastics ... Controversy Offers Odd Solution\">medal &#038;mdash<\/a>; in this case, the medal of the Nobel Peace Prize &mdash; as recognition for [Trump&rsquo;s] unique commitment with our freedom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">REPORTER: &ldquo;Did you offer to President Trump your Nobel Peace Prize?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>MAR&Iacute;A CORINA MACHADO: &ldquo;I presented the President of the United States the medal&hellip;the Nobel Peace Prize.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-claims-racism-is-physically-built-into-u-s-interstate-system\/\" title=\"Buttigieg Claims Racism Is \u2018Physically Built\u2019 Into U.S. Interstate System\">hundred years ago<\/a>, General Lafayette gave Sim&oacute;n Bol&iacute;var a medal with George Washington&rsquo;s face on&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xR69XpQCk8\">pic.twitter.com\/xR69XpQCk8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2011952980875231747?\">January 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For reference, General Lafayette was a French military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General George Washington, during the American Revolution.<\/p>\n<p>Lafayette was an admirer of Simon Bol&iacute;var, who liberated much of South America from Spanish colonial rule.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after Machado&rsquo;s thoughtful deed, Trump thanked her in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115902023696178994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was my Great Honor to meet Mar&iacute;a Corina Machado, of Venezuela, today,&rdquo; Trump wrote. &ldquo;She is a wonderful woman who has been through so much.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mar&iacute;a presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you Mar&iacute;a!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">PHOTO: President Trump with Nobel Peace Prize medal presented to him by Venezuela&rsquo;s Machado <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YHWrNZcsKo\">pic.twitter.com\/YHWrNZcsKo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Report (@RapidReport2025) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidReport2025\/status\/2011984760399429983?\">January 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Machado&rsquo;s gesture was a response to the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >military&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.war.gov\/News\/News-Stories\/Article\/Article\/4370431\/trump-announces-us-militarys-capture-of-maduro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jan. 3 capture<\/a> of then-Venezuelan leader Nicol&aacute;s Maduro, who has been charged with narco-terrorism in a bid to flood the United States with fentanyl and cocaine.<\/p>\n<p>Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2025, in recognition of her efforts to advance democracy in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nobel-peace-prize-winner-dedicates-victory-president-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dedicated her award<\/a> to Trump for his efforts to restore democracy to her country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom.<\/p>\n<p>We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mar&iacute;a Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MariaCorinaYA\/status\/1976642376119549990?\">October 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On the surface, Machado&rsquo;s gesture could be interpreted as a cynical move to pander to Trump so he&rsquo;ll help install her as the new leader of Venezuela while it undergoes a regime change.<\/p>\n<p>However, her gushing admiration for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-threatens-invoke-insurrection-act-minnesota-doesnt-start-complying-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> appear genuine, and her desire for democracy in her nation seems sincere.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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