During a Jan. 9 press conference, Donald Trump was asked a fairly narrow question about Maria Corina Machado and Venezuela. “If she gives you her Nobel Peace Prize, will that change your view about her running that country?” the reporter asked. But Trump went on a familiar detour. He again began arguing that no human alive, dead, or fictional deserved the Nobel Prize more than him.
Notably, Trump began cautiously enough. He first said he would need to speak with Machado and that she “might be involved in some aspect.” He also claimed that “it’s very nice that she wants to come in” to hand him her award. But then the original question became irrelevant.
