Born on October 7 and Urged Netanyahu to Send Troops to Her Country: Who’s the Nobel Peace Prize Winner Who Beat Trump to It?

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado snatched what Donald Trump desperately wanted: the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. For months, Trump had made no secret of his desire for the prize, tweeting, speaking, and basically declaring to the world that he alone deserved it. The Nobel Committee, however, disagreed.

On Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the prize to the staunch Israel supporter for her “relentless fight for democracy and human rights” in Venezuela. The…