WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump 's dream of becoming a Nobel laureate did not come true this year, although the prizewinner dedicated the honor to him , in part, for supporting her cause.

The Norwegian committee that determines the winner of the prestigious awards passed Trump over for the peace prize he coveted, in the hope that he might win for normalizing diplomatic relations between a handful of nations.

The award went to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado for promoting democratic rights in her country and her struggle to achieve a transition to democracy, the committee said.

Machado dedicated her prize to the Venezuelan people and Trump "for his decisive support of our cause!"

"We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on Pr

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