Hyderabad, Jan. 7 -- Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela's Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Opposition leader, has declared her intention to share the honour with US President Donald Trump, days after American forces toppled longtime strongman Nicolas Maduro, even as Trump dismissed her political prospects.

Speaking to Fox News on Monday, January 5, Machado described ouster of Maduro as "a huge step for humanity, for freedom and human dignity," positioning the US-led operation as a watershed moment.

The 58-year-old had already partially dedicated her October prize to Trump when she received it, but she has now doubled down on that gesture.

"I certainly would love to be able to personally tell him that we believe, the Venezuelan people, becau...