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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.

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[–] PedroMaldonado@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago
[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 13 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

It basically demeans everyone...the Nobel committee, tramp (blissfully unaware), her...

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 14 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Venezuelan is proper fucked if this is the opposition they have.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

corruption is the cancer that took Venezuela long ago…

[–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 21 points 17 hours ago

I don't have enough vomit for this, can I borrow someone else's

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 23 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

If it makes him shut up on one issue, fine. Pacifier for the big baby.

Does not change the fact that the Nobel Prize is not transferrable.

[–] b_tr3e@feddit.org 8 points 15 hours ago

Doesn't matter, because Trump doesn't know. Even if he did it wouldn't keep him from claiming it was "his" Nobel Prize. "It was given to me, so it's mine., see? All mine."

[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 15 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Did South Park do this as a bit already?

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago

I don't think so. It was the FIFA and Apple One that they did.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago

I'm not going to suggest that they'd be better off with Maduro, but surely they could come up with someone better than Trump's asshole licker.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

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.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

I mean, some idiot gave him a purple heart last time and he thought it was pretty cool.

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[–] NChiwana76@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

So foolish, she knows not who she deals with. I guess I cannot fault her for trying though but appeasement of a megalomaniac rarely works out.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 3 points 15 hours ago

There isn't exactly a huge market of people to trade Nobel Prizes to in exchange for political favors, so it's not like a better option is likely to come along.

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 6 points 17 hours ago

did not say if he accepted it

I mean, did she really need to?

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

As a Venezuelan I can say, what a shameful exhibition

[–] MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 4 points 16 hours ago

She’s just dumb if she believed that Trump was going to expend resources and install her as the President. Trump, in a rare moment of accuracy, correctly assessed that installing her would cause unrest…maybe even a war. He much prefers bribing and blackmailing the corrupt entities within the “leftist” system.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 0 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

I'm clearly missing some huge portions of this [complicated] picture.

wtaf. 😐

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