Venezuela’s Machado Awards Nobel Tribute to Trump: Does It Heal the President’s Unfulfilled Dream?

Nobel peace prize Maria Machado's dedication to Venezuela: US President Donald Trump's dream of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize remained unfulfilled, but Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the award on Friday, bringing international recognition to her pro-democracy struggle. Machado dedicated the award to the people of Venezuela and President Trump.

In her tweet, Machado wrote, "I dedicate this award to the oppressed people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his special support." She further stated that she trusts President Trump, the people of America, and the democratic countries of Latin America and the world to achieve democracy and freedom.

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

Machado's Struggle and the Award

Machado has been the target of the Venezuelan government for the last year. He accused ruling President Nicolas Maduro of rigging the elections. The Nobel Committee praised his peaceful struggle and efforts to promote democratic rights.

Machado campaigned for former diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia and continued his fight for democracy, despite not previously contesting the elections. The Nobel Committee described this effort as an important step towards a democratic transition against dictatorship in Venezuela.