Venezuelan Opposition Leader Backs US Pressure on Maduro Regime

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado dedicated her Nobel Peace award to President Donald Trump because he ‘put Venezuela in where it should be.’
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Backs US Pressure on Maduro Regime
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado waves from the balcony at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 11, 2025. Lise Aserud/NTB via Reuters
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Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado said she supports the Trump administration’s actions in dealing with Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s government, including the U.S. seizure of a crude oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela last week.

Machado, who has been living in hiding in Venezuela due to fears of prosecution by Maduro’s government, traveled to Norway last week to receive the Nobel Peace Award.