President Donald Trump[1] may not get a Nobel Peace Prize[2] this year.
But a member of Congress from South Florida says he could be there anyway with the Venezuelan political leader who will be honored.
“December 10th in Oslo is when the Nobel Peace Price Award is going to be given to Maria Corina Machado[3]. We certainly hope that she is the legitimate president of Venezuela. She will go and be able to receive it, and she’s told me that she wants President Trump to go with her to receive it,” said Rep. Maria Salazar[4] on “Fox and Friends Weekend.”
Salazar is confident that if the United States can get strongman Nicolas Maduro to leave office, ending what she called his “bad embrace,” Machado will be able to guide the country to economic prosperity.
She also believes that could be in America’s interest, with Machado, who is “currently hiding somewhere in Caracas,” ensuring the United States has access to Venezuela’s petroleum reserves.
“This is a country that can stand itself up. It has the resources to do that,” Salazar said. “She has told me, repeatedly that they want to work with … the American companies that do the oil. So this is the perfect moment for us to do business with them,” the Congresswoman said.
Machado has already dedicated the prize[5] to Trump.
References
- ^ Donald Trump (Whitehouse.gov)
- ^ Nobel Peace Prize (floridapolitics.com)
- ^ Maria Corina Machado (floridapolitics.com)
- ^ Maria Salazar (Salazar.house.gov)
- ^ dedicated the prize (x.com)