“She would have a very difficult time leading the country. She doesn’t have the support or respect of the people.” For example, US President Donald Trump sidelined Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado after the US captured President and dictator Nicolás Maduro. Machado received the Nobel Peace Prize last year, an award Trump had set his sights on. And he wouldn’t have digested that yet.
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“If she had refused Nobel Prize, she would now be president of Venezuela”: sources reveal why Trump does not support opposition leader Machado
Bytaketonews
Jan 5, 2026