Public opinion is polarized over Maria Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize award, with many praising her as a courageous advocate for democracy and human rights, while others criticize the award as politically motivated and view her as a U.S. puppet. The sentiment expressed by supporters contrasts sharply with the disdain some commenters show towards Trump and the perceived legitimacy of the Nobel Committee's choice.

Maria Corina Machado

Donald Trump

Nobel Committee

the betting markets are such a terrible idea. it's obvious than insiders are going to bet on things and they have no way of tracking it.

turb0_encapsulator

Polymarket is just a tool for insiders to get rich. You see this happen on nearly every single bet that involves an announcement, political and business.

ctinker6171

I bet on Manny Machado. Padres early exit against the Cubs must have ruined his chances.

DocDerry

Well yeah, Polymarket is the hands-down favorite for insider trading

nabiku

Betting on nobel? What a crappy thing jeeez.

Also, who the hell bets on a wannabe dictator for peace nobel? People are dellusional.

tetryds

Eye-opening that anyone took Trump's chances seriously at all. He had about as much chance as Mickey Mouse.

Zvenigora

Trump didn’t do anything last year to merit anything.

waldoorfian

These kinds of betting markets are crazy because they largely depend on insider trading over data that has no real reason to be protected. Who really would give a shit if the winner of the prize got leaked a bit early if these markets didn't exist? It would be gauche to do so but it wouldn't be *that* bad.

PM_ME_CATS_OR_BOOBS

Who tf thought Trump would win? He’s got his MAGA core. But literally 90% of the world hates him.

Professional-Gear88

The worlds biggest loser loses again. Nice to see he's consistent.

ThankuConan

Yulia Navalnaya's line looks like donald trump's signature.

krispzz

cyberentomology

Why did trump got nominated in the first place?

AlmightySp00n

You know people are decrying the insiders being aware before anyone else, I figure this could be a useful way to work backwards to find the leaks.

Multidream

Why is little D on the chart? Were they that strapped for nominees?

aeropl3b

Trump is quite literally the last person on planet earth to ever win a prize for PEACE. DID THE WORD CHANGE?!

dmbwannabe

Why TF is that orange POS name even added to any relation of the Nobel.


It's honestly disgusting.

MalmerDK

The fact that trumps odds are &gt;0% is such a joke

seabass_goes_rawr

Betting markets are no longer useful at all. Back when only hardcore political junkies used them it made sense, you had people who were extremely tuned in to politics controlling the markets movements.Now you have plenty of idiots who just throw money on whatever candidate they like

Case in point, trump shouldn't be on this chart at all, nobody with more than 5 brain cells actually thought he had a chance, let alone thought he would win, but because he has legions of morons blinded to reality he shows up.

Atalung

Navalnaya’s line looks like PEDOTUS’s signature

get_schwifty

It’s crazy how much gambling has exploded to so many areas over the last decade. Was there some change in law that kickstarted all this?

Also, I think his health will decline rapidly after this. He’s been banking on these kinds of achievements as his “ticket” to heaven, so to speak.

davga

I love how the green line has been desperately begging but was never the favorite at all.

saywhatnaww

If you bet on stuff like this you're just giving away your money to insiders.

DrKurgan

TheJase

It's heartwarming and gives me hope for humanity that Trump never got above single digits.

HerrDoktorLaser

Sartre turned one of these meaningless prizes down. Tells me all I need to know about it.

Boomdigity102

The SEC let celebrities get away with rug-pulling crypto coins and now they let blatant insider trading happen. 

Such a useless organization run by greedy idiots.

SheetzoosOfficial

How in the actual fuck does trump have a line that’s not negative.

tetraodonmiurus

This lady invited a foreign nation to invade her country to overthrow the government. And she got a noble peace prize. This is a U.S. puppet.

ChocoChipBets

apologies for being “that guy” but this is showing probability. odds are inversely correlated with probability, so her odds would have collapsed (reduced dramatically, eg from 10/1 to 2/1) as the probability increased.

ScotiaTheTwo

The Nobel prize commission is dodgy af, I wouldn't be surprised if they were doing insider betting. 

yojifer680

And Wall Street really thinks this is the new darling 

FinnegansWakeWTF

Is it just me or does the end of the blue line look like someone’s signature.

https://preview.redd.it/l7thwvigncuf1.jpeg?width=244&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=5dbfb5389d128a5d31713f4fc5b767305f62063c

Infinite-Fig4708

I would not waste a single cent to investigate insider trading of stuff that isn't related to real competitions. Get fucked if you wanna bet on this stuff.

Kresnik-02

Donnie boy's odds never went up. Maybe next year, if only so he isn't such an a-hole and actually tries to do something positive. The odds are against that though.

cocuke

What kind of loser bets on the Nobel Prize? It’s a mugs game, no chance involved just a committee.

Splinterfight

I read on Tuesday that it was pretty much between her and a Sudanese group. 

That was in a Guardian article opinion piece by a former member of the Nobel Committee. 

So if I (as a layperson) knew that I’m not at all surprised that other people weren’t much better informed.

Kell_Jon

I wonder what happened when her odds dipped back below Navalnaya’s

tribbans95

OreoSpeedwaggon

Just to point out, never in this data was trump ever favored to win lol

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If you flatter Trump, he gives you stuff (American's stuff). So, people will flatter him. Flattering him got Argentina $20 billion, right?

Little_Creme_5932

She’s already in exile from one dictator, probably getting familiar vibes.

Tbf, Trump has been a fierce critic of Maduro, and she probably does appreciate that to some extent. Not so sure about the military strikes on civilians tho…

briantoofine

World leaders know how easy it is to manipulate Trump.

Ok_Drawer9414

I think shes doing what she thinks is best to aid her cause. Trump loves to be flattered. Look at his televised cabinet meetings where it seems standard to stroke him before saying anything else. 

The prize was important to Trump and she wants to cool him down so she can gain the support of the US.

purplenapalm

She knows that he's likely to resent her, for winning the prize that he coveted. It just makes sense to head off his wrath with flattery.

alohazendo

I think the prize has been a known joke since Henry Kissinger won it.

It should be called The Global Capitalism Award.

LifesARiver

She wants Trump to overthrow Maduro. It's simple as that. She'll say anything to return democracy to Venezuela. Even praising a tyrant to overthrow another one.

old_Spivey

TDS on display with this rage bait post. lol. You are embarrassing yourselves a bunch of losers.

Ok-Water-6537

This isn't too weird. Venezuela has been through some horrifying hard times for several years and they really need help. I live in a far-flung part of the States and we still have Venezuelan immigrants coming here for work even though there's less of it. 

I'm not a fan of Trump but in this case it's worth saying something mortifying to get some help.

Due-Kale3412

How you gonna thank the guy that bombed innocent fishermen 

Key-Significance1876

The enemy of my enemy and all that. The friend of my enemy is my enemy too.

steven_tomlinson

Haha… she knows how to shut up a crying toddler 😒

Mers2000

I think she's putting some good diplomatic skills on display here.

One_Rub_780

The Nobel peace prize is just a dog and pony show.

Tomasulu

Honestly not sure what he has done decisively in the name of upholding democracy, but it's her prize. And just about everyone is smarter than he is, so I guess the game is on.

spaetzele

I think she’s a fucking fascist loser. Whats new.

FunnyDirge

CryptidCurious13753

My thoughts are Trump is so desperate to get a Nobel peace prize awarded to him that this is probably the result of that.

11015h4d0wR34lm

She seems like an amazing woman (and he seems like a loser).

LMurch13

Well, so, detached and certainly not aware or sympathetic to the current plight of citizens in the US.

sbsb27



Bold move. It shows who she sees key allies, but mentioning Trump will definitely stir mixed reactions

National-Food-4822

FlithyLamb

Trump can make her president of Venezuela.

GLASSMANJD

I think she’s an amazing leader and she can dedicate it to whomever she wants. 

I do think that she’s playing trump though, stroking his ego. That’s how you get stuff from him, and I think she’s doing this to try to help her fellow countrymen 

Lucky-Entry-3555

She feels like she has to suck up to Trump because she knows he is a narcissistic lunatic.

rainbowshummingbird

She's just hoping Trump will come in an overthrow the government in Venezuela, she's licking his balls

xxforrealforlifexx

J1J3173

At best, she’s a warmongering neocon, and at worst, she’s MAGA and wants Trump to install her as president. I’m not sure why everyone’s saying she’s just flattering Trump when she has been quite supportive of him in the past.

BadLineofCode

I think the Nobel Prize Committee should take it back. They made it clear that she got it because she supports democracy and stands against autocracy, and they wanted to encourage others to do the same.  She just spit in the face of anyone who believes in democracy.

Electrical-Prize-397

Threeboys0810

You get what you want out of Trump by flattering him. It’s a good move for someone in her position.

sparduck117

AnymooseProphet

She wants Maduro gone and is willing to cozy up to Trump to do it. It makes me worry about any post Maduro government in Venezuela.

jar1967

She's appealing to his vanity by jerking him off, the way every pragmatic leader is doing.  And he can believe she also thinks she didn't deserve the Nobel since she said she's just one member of a movement.  That's smart.

A ride in a horsey carriage and a fancy dress up dinner mean nothing compared to the damage the UK was trying to avoid by getting on the wrong side of that manchild.

NotAnAIOrAmI

she's a zionist wall kisser. bibi got her that position to open relations with venezuela to slowly take their land. for the chosen people.

iluvthiccgothbabes

She's a political dissident in a country that there is a widespread feeling that trump wants to force a regime change in. trump is a also a whiny pissbaby who wants a Nobel prize.

From her perspective dedicating the prize to trump is an absolute no-brainer. It's the same as the constant sucking up you see from Zelensky despite all of this administration's hostility to Ukraine.

Dtownknives

I mean trump is the first President to let a foreign military establish a presence on American soil as of today. He is on his way up. #QatarAir

FreelanceMMA

Great. Sounds like she deserved it. But do any of us really care about the stupid prize

KevinDean4599

Flattering a senile narcissist that just handed a 20 billion check  to another country for less seems like an easy payday.

HashRunner

They need to rescind the prize for her statement!

LV_Devotee

When they gave it to Obama for doing nothing, they ruined it.

elias_99999

Even she knows it should've been given to President Trump.

Impossible-Can1201

Her choice. Now I don't trust her. Likely another paid actor.

JanSmiddy

Interesting2u

she is weaponizing the idiots ego to beat back the local facist.  its a smart move.

Rickest_Rik

"I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause.”

why is this even remotely controversial lol

drhuggables

She is a spineless fool who will get what she deserves pandering to that filth. She will not be rewarded.

disclosingNina--1876

If you have a crying child, you have to give them something. Think how Donnie stopped wars with nations not even aware they were fighting each other?  This all happened on Day One, as well.

Freddreddtedd

I appreciate the fact that all these systems and cultural norms that we've put so much prestige and importance in are revealing themselves to be imperialist and fascist. Imagine putting "Peace" and Donald Trump in the same sentence with a straight face and think you'll be taken seriously.

Zombie_Flowers

Rewarding a Swedish peace and climate activist who's risked her life twice to bring essential aid to those suffering a genocide?

No!

Rewarding a would-be US puppet leader who hasn't done anything useful except be a cheerleader for Yankee-branded imperialism?

Hell yeah!

SmellyFidelly415

She wants to conquer freedom. How wonderful.


"We will conquer freedom from masses to give it to the elites. I love Israel!"

MyCatIsLenin

"Let's dedicate this PEACE prize to the guy responsible for the bombing of civilian boats belonging to my country and my neighbor country in hopes he gifts me a couple of drops once he INVADES my country in order to drain all of its oil for himself!"

Pink_Skink

I was just thinking that her winning was way more in tune and representative of status quo than if trump had won lmfao

Moriturism

SpicyDragoon93

i just saw the norwegian redditor that wanted the world to thank them for not nominating trump i am laughing so hard i might hurt myself

ninzus

Foe the ones that doesn't know her: Corina Machado is just an Imperialist pro USA.

AndreeVela

I said this in another post, but she wants American militarized intervention in Venezuela and is sponsored by Israel, she doesn't deserve anything, she's an imperialist bootlicker, just another tool from the United States to keep Latin America under their boot

Sardse

Am I a fan of Maduro? No. Is she the answer? Also, no.

Passey92

Henry Kissinger won a Nobel peace prize despite being responsible for the death of millions, it doesn’t mean anything.

akasteoceanid

Maria Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader, was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy for democracy and human rights amid authoritarian rule.

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