Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Friday said her historic Nobel Peace Prize isn’t just a victory for her embattled nation — it’s also a tribute to President Donald Trump , whose policies have “restored democracy and freedom in the Americas.”

“I dedicated this award to the Venezuelan people and President Trump because I believe that’s absolutely fair,” Machado told The Post in an exclusive interview. “We, the Venezuelan people, are absolutely grateful to President Trump for the way he has supported democracy and freedom in the Americas.”

Machado led a grassroots opposition movement that defeated Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by a landslide in the country’s 2024 elections, but the dictator illegitimately claimed he won the election and is now ruling the coun

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