Machado has found herself sidelined by Trump after the US attacked Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro.
Washington has chosen to support the remnants of Maduro's regime, now led by interim president Delcy Rodríguez. Trump has said of Machado that she has neither "sufficient support nor respect within the country" to take over leadership.
Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025 for her fight for freedom and democracy in Venezuela. According to The Washington Post, Trump, who believes he should have received the prize himself, was reportedly upset that she accepted it in December.
Machado has since offered to share the prize with Trump, something that the Norwegian Nobel Committee has said is not possible under the rules.
