Trump Credits ‘Very Nice’ Call From Nobel Winner Machado Honoring Him

The president suggested to the press he was content knowing ’millions of lives’ were spared under his watch.

President Donald Trump talks to reporters from the Resolute Desk after signing an executive order in the Oval Office on Jan. 30, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Donald Trump told members of the press that he spoke with Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado on Oct. 10.

“The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me, and said, ‘I’m accepting this in honor of you, because you really deserved it,’” Trump said in the Oval Office. “A very nice thing to do.”