{"id":2607534,"date":"2026-05-27T17:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exiled-venezuelan-leader-who-gifted-trump-nobel-prize-will-return-home-run-for-president\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T17:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:34:46","slug":"exiled-venezuelan-leader-who-gifted-trump-nobel-prize-will-return-home-run-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exiled-venezuelan-leader-who-gifted-trump-nobel-prize-will-return-home-run-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Exiled Venezuelan Leader Who Gifted Trump Nobel Prize Will Return Home, Run for President"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fexiled-venezuelan-leader-who-gifted-trump-nobel-prize-will-return-home-run-for-president%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=2607534&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>Mar\u00eda Corina Machado, a leading figure in Venezuela\u2019s opposition, says she intends to return from exile and run for president again. She made the announcement in Panama city during meetings with other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-first-main-foreign-policy-test-within-georgia\/\" title=\"Biden Faces First Main Foreign Policy Test within Georgia\">opposition leaders<\/a>, adding that the opposition is committed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-facing-heat-over-reported-deal-to-lift-sanctions-on-venezuelan-oil\/\" title=\"Biden Facing Heat Over Reported Deal to Lift Sanctions on Venezuelan Oil\">fair presidential elections<\/a> where Venezuelans can vote freely.<\/p>\n<p>The article recounts that Machado was targeted by Nicol\u00e1s Maduro\u2019s government, barred from the 2024 presidential election, and was forced to flee. It also notes that she won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for promoting democracy in Venezuela, and that her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >work included supporting opposition efforts<\/a> after she was blocked from running officially.<\/p>\n<p>It further describes her Nobel Peace Prize connection abroad, including meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and presenting him with her Nobel medal as a gesture of recognition.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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><\/p>\n<p>Venezuelan opposition leader Mar\u00eda Corina Machado says she plans to return home and run for president again after her time in exile.<\/p>\n<p>Machado made the announcement Saturday while meeting with fellow opposition leaders in Panama City, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/panama-venezuela-opposition-machado-nobel-4f3c9306b348040f63a43c82272f141b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Her comments come months after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rubio-defends-maduro-raid-fiery-exchange-rand-paul-not-remove-elected-official\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the collapse<\/a> of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n<p>Machado has become one of the best-known anti-socialist voices in Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>She won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disinformation-inc-vs-the-founding-fathers\/\" title=\"Disinformation Inc. vs. the Founding Fathers\">work promoting democracy<\/a> in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Machado <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/venezuela-freedom-fighter-maria-machado-gave-trump-nobel-prize-medal-calling-heir-washington-force-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">personally gifted<\/a> her Nobel medal to President Donald Trump during a White House meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Trump called it a \u201cwonderful gesture.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">U.S. President Donald Trump:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was my Great Honor to meet Maria Corina Machado, of Venezuela, today. She is a wonderful woman who has been through so much. Maria presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zniaWllPjT\">pic.twitter.com\/zniaWllPjT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Open Source Intel (@Osint613) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Osint613\/status\/2011969919898812482?\">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>\u201cMaria presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect,\u201d Trump said in a post from his  account.<\/p>\n<p>Machado gave Trump the medal as a sign of appreciation for his role in deposing the dictator on Jan. 3.<\/p>\n<p>For years, Maduro\u2019s government targeted Machado and blocked her from running for office.<\/p>\n<p>She was barred from the 2024 presidential election and later fled.<\/p>\n<p>The Nobel Prize committee noted when presenting her with the award:<\/p>\n<p><em>In 2023 she announced her candidacy for president in the 2024 presidential election. When she was blocked from running, she supported the opposition\u2019s alternative candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia. The opposition mobilised widely and collected systematic documentation that it was the true winner of the election. The [Maduro] regime declared victory and tightened its grip on power.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ms. Machado is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize first and foremost for her efforts to advance democracy in Venezuela\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now she says she plans to return.<\/p>\n<p>She told reporters the opposition remains committed to \u201cfair presidential elections\u201d where Venezuelans can vote freely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be a candidate, but there may be others, of course,\u201d she said. \u201cI would love to compete with everyone, with anyone who wants to be a candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\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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