María Corina Machado Praises Trump, Offers Nobel Peace Prize on Fox News

María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader, praised President Trump and offered to share her Nobel Peace Prize during a prime-time Fox News interview — her first televised appearance since the United States captured Nicolás Maduro and Mr. Trump ruled her out as a successor.

Ms. Machado, who led a successful election campaign against Mr. Maduro in 2024, spent much of the 10-minute interview appealing to Mr. Trump, who has declined to back the opposition. She told Sean Hannity, "Because this is the prize of the Venezuelan people, certainly we want to give it to him and share it with him." She said she had not spoken to Mr.

Trump since October, when she dedicated the prize to him. Mr. Trump has conditionally backed Mr. Maduro’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, as interim leader instead of Ms. Machado or Edmundo González, who ran after Ms. Machado was barred. Ms. Machado and Mr. González have said that he is the legitimate president of Venezuela.

Mr. Trump said on Saturday, "She doesn’t have the support within, or the respect within, the country," adding, "She’s a very nice woman, but she doesn’t have the respect." Senior U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, had persuaded Mr. Trump that backing the opposition could further destabilize Venezuela, and a classified C.I.A.

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