Will Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Stick With Trump?

María Corina Machado has embraced the U.S. president’s military buildup in the Caribbean.

María Corina Machado flexes her bicep while speaking into a microphone wearing a white t-shirt with a long sleeve emblazoned with Venezuela's flag colors. October 15, 2025, 12:01 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

In a public statement made shortly after winning the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, Venezuelan democratic activist María Corina Machado pledged that she would dedicate the award to U.S. President Donald Trump. It wasn’t just an effort to salve the U.S. president’s famously thin skin after he had sought the prize for himself. Machado’s gesture was also indicative of her personal stake in the U.S. administration’s military bu

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