Venezuela’s María Corina Machado repeats offer to share Nobel Peace Prize with Trump after Maduro’s capture

WASHINGTON, DC: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado openly praised President Donald Trump again after the capture and ousting of Nicolás Maduro.

She doubled down on her bold promise to share her Nobel Peace Prize with Trump, saying Venezuela is now heading into what she calls an inevitable period of change.

On Monday, Machado posted several statements and updates on social media, thanking Trump and his team for stepping up, enforcing the rule of law, and helping put an end to Maduro’s hold on the country.

Maria Corina Machado renews Nobel offer

Machado, who recently won a Nobel Peace Prize for standing up to Maduro’s government, offered her support to Trump.

She doubled down, saying she’s ready to share the honor with Trump.

Supporters quoted her saying she dedicated the prize to Trump as soon as she won it, and after Maduro fell, she felt that way even more.

“I dedicated it to Trump the second I won it! If I thought he deserved it back in October, imagine NOW after he CRUSHED Maduro!” she said.

"We Venezuelans thank President Donald Trump (@POTUS) and his administration for their firmness and determination in upholding the law," she wrote Monday on X.

"Venezuela will be the main ally of the United States in matters of security, energy, democracy, and human rights."

“Actually, I spoke with President Trump on October 10, the same day the [Nobel Peace] Prize was announced, [but] not since then,” she said on Fox News.

Machado, who is widely seen as deposed president Nicolás Maduro’s most credible opponent, left Venezuela recently to travel to Norway to accept the award and hasn’t returned since.

Trump pushes back on Maria Corina Machado’s leadership role

Trump recently dismissed the idea of having Machado take over as president, saying, "It’d be very tough for her to be the leader,” adding that she “doesn’t have the support or the respect within the country.”

The remarks highlighted a notable tension: while Machado credits Trump with helping remove Maduro, Trump himself has expressed skepticism about her ability to lead Venezuela through its next phase.

US media reported on Monday that a classified CIA assessment presented to Trump concluded that senior Maduro loyalists, including interim president Delcy Rodríguez, were best positioned to maintain stability.

Despite this, Machado welcomed the US actions as 'a huge step for humanity, for freedom, and human dignity.'

Machado, who got out of Venezuela recently with help from the United States so she could make it to the Nobel Prize ceremony in Norway, pointed out that Venezuelans everywhere celebrated Maduro stepping down.

She called it proof that change in Venezuela isn’t just possible, it’s coming soon.