On Thursday, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado revealed that she had presented her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump during their meeting at the White House.

“I handed the Nobel Peace Prize medal to the President of the United States,” Machado shared with reporters in Washington.

Machado recounted telling Trump about an event from 200 years ago when Revolutionary War General Marquis de Lafayette gifted a medal featuring President George Washington’s likeness to Venezuelan revolutionary Simón Bolivar, who treasured the medal throughout his life.

“Now, two centuries later, the people of Bolivar are returning the gesture to Washington’s successor, offering the Nobel Peace Prize medal as a symbol of appreciation for his unparalleled dedication to our freedom,” Machado explained.

President Trump later expressed his acknowledgment of Machado’s thoughtful gesture.

“María presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Thursday night. “Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you María!”

A White House official told NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer that Trump accepted the medal presentation from Machado. The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.

The Norwegian Nobel Institute has said that once a prize is given out, it cannot be transferred. 

The president has embarked on a campaign to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in ending conflicts around the world. He has over the course of his second term raked up support as a candidate for the prize, garnering nominations from the leaders of Pakistan, Cambodia, Israel and a variety of GOP lawmakers.

The prize this year, however, went to Machado for her work on human rights in Venezuela.

Machado on Thursday met privately at the White House with Trump before heading to Capitol Hill to meet with senators. There, she was met with a swarm of supporters chanting in her favor.

Trump, however, has expressed cooled expectations for her future. He told reporters last week that Machado does not have sufficient support or respect in Venezuela to lead her native country.

The U.S. has backed acting Venezuela President Delcy Rodríguez after Trump ordered a military operation in which U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and brought him to the U.S. to face drug charges. Trump recently spoke to Rodríguez by phone from the White House.

Updated at 8:08 p.m. EST