Trump’s Venezuela Colony
It’s hard to know which is more pathetic—Trump coveting the Nobel Peace Prize that was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, or Machado giving the framed Nobel medal to Trump. Talk about cheapening the brand.
The prize comes with a stipend of 11 million Swedish kronor, which is roughly $1.2 million. That’s peanuts as Trump’s presidential graft goes. It’s not clear whether Machado was offering the money, or just an award that is not hers to bestow.
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