Venezuela’s Machado says she wants to give Nobel Peace prize to Trump

January 6, 2026 by Nadia

She said the capture and arrest of former president Nicolas Maduro is a “huge step for humanity, for freedom and human dignity.”

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However, despite being leader of the opposition, Machado was not endorsed by the US as Venezuela’s new leader, with Maduro’s vice-president Delcy Rodriguez instead being sworn in.

The Washington Post reported that one of the reasons Trump chose not to back Machado was because she didn’t offer to give up her peace prize for him, something sources close to the White House labelled the “ultimate sin.”

Following the reports, Machado was asked by Fox News if she had “at any point offered to give” Trump the Nobel Peace Prize. Continue reading…