Trump was called by the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. “I did not tell him give me, but I think he would have done it”
US President Donald Trump said he received a phone call from the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for 2025, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition Maria Corina Machado.
Donald Trump, US President Photo: EPA EFE
“The person who actually received the Nobel Prize called me and said: I accept it in your honor, because you really deserved it.”Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, without mentioning the name of the Venezuelan opposition leader, writes Agerpres.
“He did a very nice thing. I didn't tell him then give me but I think he would have done it”added the US president, who did not hide his desire to receive this award.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday noon that Machado had received the prize for “tireless work of promotion of democratic rights for the people of Venezuela. “
In his initial reaction, Machado said he was dedicating the prize “the people suffering from Venezuela” And Trump “For its decisive support“To their cause.
Trump stated on Friday that “helped her along the way. “She needs a lot of help. In Venezuela is a disaster, ” said the US president.
Machado, 58, is considered a unifying force in the Venetian opposition and a firm opponent of authoritarian president Nicolas Maduro, who has been in power since 2013.
She ran for the presidency in 2023, but was excluded from the elections the following year due to alleged irregularities.
