"Over the weekend, the president ordered air strikes in Caracas, Venezuela's capital city, leading to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The strikes sparked loud criticism for multiple reasons, chiefly because Trump had not sought authorization from Congress beforehand, the complicated nature of attempting to force regime change, and because of his pardon in December for Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former president of Honduras, who was convicted of drug trafficking."
"Others have cited Maduro's brutal oppression of his own people and how he seized power for a third term in July 2024 despite election results showing opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez had won. (Maduro's government had barred Machado from running.) In a press conference the day after the air strikes and capture of Maduro, Trump had publicly torpedoed the idea of Machado as an interim replacement, saying it would be very tough for her to be the leader and claiming she doesn't have the support or the respect within the country."
"The Post's report added that Machado's acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize itself was viewed as the ultimate sin by a president who has loudly coveted it, and her effusive praise for Trump at the time was inadequate to satisfy him. If she had turned it down and said, I can't accept it because it's Donald Trump's,' she'd be the president of Venezuela today, the Post's source said."
Maria Corina Machado said she would personally give her Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald Trump after he passed over supporting her as interim leader because she had not insisted he receive the prize. President Trump ordered air strikes in Caracas that resulted in the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The strikes drew criticism for lacking congressional authorization, the complexity of forcing regime change, and coming after Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernandez. Maduro seized a disputed third term in July 2024 and barred Machado from running. Trump publicly rejected Machado as interim leader, saying she lacked support and respect; opposition figures were stunned.
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