Trump says Venezuela opposition leader Machado to visit US 'next week' [View all]

Source: USA Today

Updated Jan. 8, 2026, 11:02 p.m. ET


President Donald Trump said Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is coming to the United States "next week sometime" in a sit-down interview on the Fox News show "Hannity" that aired on Jan. 8.

The show's host Sean Hannity asked Trump if he would meet Machado and accept Machado's 2025 Nobel Peace Prize if she gave it to him.

"I understand she's coming in next week sometime and I look forward to saying hello to her and I've heard that she wants to do that. That would be a great honor," Trump said.

A meeting would be Trump's first with Machado, who said earlier this week that she hadn't spoken to the U.S. leader since she won the Nobel Peace Prize in October. USA TODAY has reached out to the White House for information on the meeting.

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