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BREAKING: Jimmy Fallon just hilariously mocked Donald Trump for trying to get Maria Corina Machado to give him her Nobel Peace Prize
Late-night host **Jimmy Fallon** delivered a sharp, laugh-out-loud takedown of President Donald Trump on *The Tonight Show* last night, poking fun at the bizarre moment when Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented Trump with her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal during a White House meeting.
The surreal handover occurred Thursday, when Machado — awarded the prize for her tireless advocacy for democracy in Venezuela — handed over the gold medal to Trump, framing it as a “symbol of gratitude” for his “principled and decisive action” in supporting Venezuela’s freedom.
Trump proudly accepted the honor, posting on social media: “Maria presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture!”
The Nobel Committee quickly reminded the world that the award itself cannot be transferred or shared — but that didn’t stop the optics from going viral.
Fallon didn’t hold back. In a rapid-fire montage that had the audience roaring, the host quipped: “So Trump finally got his Nobel Peace Prize… by asking someone else to just hand it over! It’s like winning the lottery because you convinced the actual winner to sign the ticket to you.”
He then showed a photoshopped image of Trump wearing the medal like a championship belt, adding, “Look at him — he’s been practicing his ‘humble’ face in the mirror for years. ‘Thank you, Maria, but I always knew it was mine.’ Classic!”
The bit quickly spread across social media, with viewers praising Fallon’s signature mix of impressions and absurdity in capturing what many called “peak 2026 energy.”
While the Nobel Institute maintains the prize remains Machado’s, the symbolic gesture — and Trump’s enthusiastic acceptance — has sparked endless late-night fodder. As one viewer tweeted: “Fallon just turned a geopolitical flex into comedy gold.”
Stay tuned — because in this timeline, the punchlines are writing themselves.


