Machado gifts Nobel to Trump as White House spotlights meeting, but holds line

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00:00At the White House, a private meeting followed by a very public message.

00:07Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Carina Machado met with President Trump on Thursday

00:12and left behind a symbol he's long coveted.

00:15The White House released a photo showing Machado handing Trump a framed plaque

00:19featuring her Nobel Peace Prize medal, a moment the president quickly amplified on social media.

00:26On Truth Social, Trump called it a great honor, praising Machado as a wonderful woman

00:31and describing the medal as a gesture of mutual respect.

00:34The White House said the medal was presented in recognition and honor,

00:38a symbolic offer, not a transfer of the prize itself.

00:42After the meeting, Machado struck an optimistic tone, telling supporters she could count on Trump.

00:47She also headed to Capitol Hill, meeting with U.S. senators,

00:50as she tries to regain influence in Washington and persuade the White House

00:54that backing Venezuela's interim leadership is the wrong call.

00:59But for all the optics, the politics may not have moved.

01:02While the meeting was underway, White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt

01:06made clear the president's view of Machado has not changed.

01:10It was a realistic assessment based on what the president was reading and hearing

01:16from his advisers and national security team.

01:18And at this moment in time, his opinion on that matter has not changed.

01:21President Trump continues to work with Venezuela's interim leader,

01:26including acting president Delce Rodriguez, even as Machado presses for a clear endorsement.

01:31For now, she leaves with a photo, a powerful symbol, and the central question still unanswered.

01:37The two of the people who are saying that,

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