Nobel Peace laureate dedicates award to people of Venezuela, Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize on Friday to the people of Venezuela -- and US President Donald Trump, for his "decisive support" for her country's pro-democracy movement. "I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!" she wrote on X. 

This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom.

We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic…

— María Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) October 10, 2025

US President Donald Trump said in The White House that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado accepted it “in his honour.” Speaking to the media, Trump said, “The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called me and said, ‘I am accepting this in honour of you because you really deserved it,’ a very nice thing to do.” He added cheekily, “I did not say then, ‘Give it to me,’ though,” prompting laughter among those present. Trump emphasised that he has “been helping her along the way” and reiterated, “I am happy because I saved millions of lives.”

Trump says Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado personally CALLED

‘I’m accepting this in HONOR of you,’ she told him

He quips ‘I didn’t say give it to ME… she might have’

‘They need a lot of HELP in Venezuela’ pic.twitter.com/PBSD3P7tZ9

— RT (@RT_com) October 10, 2025

The award represents both a personal setback for Trump and a diplomatic blow for Pakistan, one of the countries that formally nominated him, portraying him as a “champion of peace.”