Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado has won the Nobel peace prize.
The committee commended Machado as a “brave and committed champion of peace” who “keeps the flame of democracy burning during a growing darkness”.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored Machado as a “brave and committed champion of peace” who “keeps the flame of democracy burning during a growing darkness,” according to Nobel Committee chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes.Mr Trump has been outspoken about his desire for a prize won by four of his predecessors – Barack Obama in 2009, Jimmy Carter in 2002, Woodrow Wilson in 1919 and Theodore Roosevelt in 1906.Mr Trump has been outspoken about his desire for a prize won by four of his predecessors – Barack Obama in 2009, Jimmy Carter in 2002, Woodrow Wilson in 1919 and Theodore Roosevelt in 1906.
All but Mr Carter won the award while in office, with Mr Obama named laureate less than eight months after taking office – the same position Mr Trump is in now.
