Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado told reporters she presented the medal for her Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald Trump at a private White House meeting on Thursday, but did not say if he accepted it.
“I think today is a historic day for us Venezuelans,” she said after the meeting with Trump, the first time the two have met in-person.
First, the prize, like most such prizes, is a popularity contest, merit be damned.
Second, as everyone knows, except perhaps Trump, the statue is worthless without the intent behind it. She gave him a paperweight, probably cheaper than whatever gift she would have given otherwise.
The Nobel prize trophy is a massive gold medal, AFAIK. It is not the Oscar.
I mean, some idiot gave him a purple heart last time and he thought it was pretty cool.