Trump holds grudges: The Venezuelan opposition couldn't become president, all because of her not donating the Peace Prize
Not winning the Nobel Peace Prize last year, Trump held a grudge.
On the 4th, the Washington Post cited sources saying that the reason why the Venezuelan opposition figure Machado failed to become the new president in Trump's mind was related to her accepting the Nobel Peace Prize last year, "this is the biggest crime," she didn't even know to donate the Peace Prize to Trump.
Although this reason sounds absurd, from Trump's personality and style, its authenticity is actually very high: Trump has always been obsessed with the Nobel Peace Prize, and he has repeatedly publicly stated that he deserved the award, especially before the 2025 award was announced, he actively cultivated a "peacemaker" image, only to watch the award go to Machado.
Machado indeed did not directly propose to "give" the Peace Prize to Trump at that time, but rather said that she was accepting the award on behalf of Trump.
Certainly, the more realistic reason for Machado's inability to take power might be that Trump's core goal for Venezuela is to stabilize the situation, rather than achieve a complete regime change, so he prefers to choose the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, instead of the opposition figure Machado who would bring instability.
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