Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado dedicates it to Trump
Nobel Peace Prize winner and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Friday dedicated her award to President Trump and his “decisive support” of democracy in the South American nation.
“This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom,” Machado said in a statement Friday.
“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 nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve Freedom and democracy.”
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“I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!”
Trump has sent warships off the coast of the country, targeting narco-terrorists from Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro’s drug cartels, and his administration placed a $50 million bounty on his head in August for his capture.
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced in August that it had thus far seized 30 tons of cocaine linked to Maduro and his associates — with Attorney General Pam Bondi claiming that “nearly seven tons linked to Maduro himself, which represents a primary source of income for the deadly cartels based in Venezuela and Mexico.”
The drugs are typically laced with fentanyl, causing the death of thousands of Americans per year, and are typically ferried across the border by terrorist organizations like Tren de Aragua, Sinaloa and Cartel of the Suns.
Trump has targeted Maduro, 62, since his first term, when the Southern District of New York hit the dictator with a slew of federal charges related to his drug-trafficking efforts, including narco-terrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices.
At the time, Trump offered a $15 million reward for the dictator’s capture, a number which climbed to $25 million under the Biden administration and was doubled to $50 million by Trump this year.
Known as “Venezuela’s ‘Iron Lady,” Machado has lived the last 14 months in hiding from Maduro’s regime after she attempted to replace him last year as the country’s president.
Earlier Friday, Machado said she is counting on Trump now “more than ever” as her movement is on the “threshold of victory.”
“This immense recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is an impetus to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom,” she told The Post in a statement from her South American hideout after the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced her win.
“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 nations of the world as our main allies to achieve Freedom and democracy,” she added.
The White House has not yet acknowledged Macahdo’s award dedication to Trump, who was also angling for the global peace award.
“President Trump will continue making peace deals around the world, ending wars, and saving lives,” White House spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a post on X, adding that “the Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace.”
Venezuela’s government on Thursday requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council focused on the US military’s actions, accusing Trump of attempting to oust Maduro.