Just because Donald Trump can dupe half of the United States into thinking he's a hero doesn't mean his parlor tricks extend to the rest of the world. Case in point: Trump did not win his coveted Nobel Peace Prize. Instead, it went to Venezuela's antifascist politician, María Corina Machado.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee describes Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader who is now in hiding, as a "brave and committed champion of peace" who "keeps the flame of democracy burning during a growing darkness," according to The Guardian.
And if there is any confusion as to why the vindictive U.S. Department of War commander did not snag the peace prize: "The Nobel Committee clearly chose to highlight democracy as a priority area, underscoring that this award comes at a time of global backsliding