Machado congratulated by Trump, dedicates Nobel partly to him

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Donald Trump called Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to congratulate her for her Nobel Peace Prize, according to people familiar with the matter, despite speculation that he would be indignant at not receiving the award himself.

In a post on social media, Machado dedicated the award to the US president and to the Venezuelan people. She praised Trump’s “decisive support.” He reposted her statement on his own account.

White House spokespeople didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Machado didn’t respond either.

Trump has called for Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro to give up power and recognize as the rightful winner of Venezuela’s election last year an opposition candidate who was backed by Machado, after Maduro prevented her