In a public statement made shortly after winning the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, Venezuelan democratic activist María Corina Machado pledged that she would dedicate the award to U.S. President Donald Trump. It wasn’t just an effort to salve the U.S. president’s famously thin skin after he had sought the prize for himself. Machado’s gesture was also indicative of her personal stake in the U.S. administration’s military buildup in the Caribbean—and the tightrope that she will need to walk in support of Trump’s approach toward the autocratic regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
In a public statement made shortly after winning the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, Venezuelan democratic activist María Corina Machado pledged that she would dedicate the award to U.S. President Donald Trump. It wasn’t just an effort to salve the U.S. president’s famously thin skin after he had sought the prize for himself. Machado’s gesture was also indicative of her personal stake in the U.S. administration’s military buildup in the Caribbean—and the tightrope that she will need to walk in support of Trump’s approach toward the autocratic regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Machado has supported Trump’s efforts in
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