“The leader of the Venezuelan opposition said that she handed over the Nobel Peace Prize to Trump. Whether he accepted the award is unknown.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Maria Corina Machado during an anti-government protest in Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo: Getty Images/Jesus Vargas The leader of the opposition of Venezuela and LNobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Korina Machado said that she gave the US President Donald Trump her award. It is not yet known whether he accepted her.
Source: Reuters
Details: Machado said she presented the Nobel Prize medal to the US president. She did not respond to reporters’ questions about whether he accepted her.
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She also said she was impressed by how clearly Trump understood the situation in Venezuela. Machado adds that he knows the situation and understands the suffering.
What preceded:
- Earlier, the media reported that Trump refused to support the leader of Venezuela’s democratic opposition, María Corina Machado, in particular because of her decision to accept the Nobel Peace Prize.
- The media also wrote that the CIA advised Trump to support Maduro’s ally instead of the opposition in Venezuela.
- Shortly after the US operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Trump said that Machado would have a hard time governing Venezuela because he lacked the support and respect of the people.
- Maduro’s vice-president, Delsey Rodríguez, currently serves as the country’s president.
- However, as CNN wrote, Machado has what Trump has long sought – the Nobel Peace Prize.
- Machado offered to give her award to the US president, and he said he would be “honored” to receive it, although the Norwegian Nobel Institute said the award cannot be transferred.
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