Trump to meet Venezuela’s opposition leader Machado on Thursday, says White House official

After the US forces successfully carried out the Venezuela operation and captured Maduro on January 3, Trump said it would be tough for the opposition leader Machado to lead the country as she doesn’t enjoys the support or respect of the people.

Machado, who was honoured with Nobel Peace Prize last year, has suggested that she would offer her prize to President Trump and the Republican leader said it would be an honour to receive it. However, the Norwegian Nobel Institute has notified that the prize cannot be transferred.

Trump, on Friday, was asked whether he would change his view after receiving the prize from Machado, but the US president didn’t answer directly.

“I’m going to have to speak to her. She might be involved in some aspect of it. I will have to speak to her. I think it’s very nice that she wants to come in. And that’s what I understand the reason is,” Trump told CNN during a meeting with oil executives at the White House.

The US president further added, “I can’t think of anybody in history that should get the Nobel Prize more than me. And I don’t want to be bragging, but nobody else settled wars.”

Trump, who has said in the past that US would “run” Venezuela, has suggested that the arrangement could last for years.

(with inputs from Reuters)