Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado stated that she would like to share her Nobel Peace Prize with US President Donald Trump. She noted that the overthrow of Nicolás Maduro was an important step for all humanity, freedom, and respect for human dignity.
María Corina Machado during a protest rally in Caracas, January 2025. Photo: Ariana Cubillos / AP
In an interview with Fox News, Machado emphasized that US actions, including military intervention, played a decisive role in Maduro's removal from power. According to her, the prize belongs to the entire Venezuelan people, and she would personally like to thank Trump and share this award with him.
Machado received the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for the most significant peaceful attempt in recent years to confront the Maduro regime. She admitted that she had not communicated with Trump since the announcement of the prize results, although he later congratulated her. Meanwhile, American media reported that Trump was dissatisfied that Machado did not decline the prize in his favor.
The Venezuelan opposition figure also reported that she plans to return to Venezuela as soon as possible. Previously, she had been in hiding for a long time after being detained at an anti-government protest in Caracas.
Despite Machado's convincing victory in the opposition's internal party elections, she was banned from holding public office, so Edmundo González ran in the presidential elections instead of her. According to independent counts, he won the elections, but Maduro was declared the winner by the authorities, which many considered a falsification.
Meanwhile, in Venezuela, Maduro's vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, became the interim acting president. She announced her readiness to cooperate with the Trump administration. On the same day, Maduro appeared in court in New York, where he was charged with various offenses, including narco-terrorism and conspiracy to supply cocaine to the United States.
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