U.S. President Donald Trump accepted Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado¡¯s Nobel Peace Prize medal at a White House meeting on Thursday as she tries to get back in his good graces while the future of her country is being shaped by the United States.

Trump, in a social media post hours later, called it a ¡°great honor¡± to meet Machado, and described her as a ¡°wonderful woman who has been through so much.¡±

¡°Maria presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done,¡± Trump said. ¡°Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you Maria!¡± Trump accepted the medal, according to a White House official.