, Jan. 6 -- Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she wants to share her Nobel Peace Prize with U.S. President Donald Trump, praising his administration's military action that led to the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro, even as she acknowledged she has not spoken to Trump since October.

Speaking on Fox News' Hannity on Monday, Machado described Maduro's capture as "a huge step for humanity, for freedom, and human dignity," and said her decision to dedicate the Nobel Prize to Trump was based on her belief that he deserved it, reports Al Jazeera.

"I dedicated it to President Trump because I believed, at that time, that he deserved it," Machado said. "Now, after deposing Maduro, he has proven to the world what he means....