CIA chief visits Maduro successor as Machado vows to become Venezuela’s president
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Caracas to meet Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez, signaling a potential US willingness to work with Maduro’s allies despite recent US special forces' capture of Nicolás Maduro.
- Sidelined opposition leader María Corina Machado vowed to become Venezuela’s first elected female president but has been marginalized by the Trump administration, which instead supports Rodríguez and Maduro’s inner circle.
- Machado handed her Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump, hoping to regain influence, but experts and analysts view her efforts as ineffective amid US backing for Maduro’s regime figures who have opened Venezuela’s oil reserves to US companies.
- The US decision to engage with Maduro’s allies, including Rodríguez and Diosdado Cabello, reflects a pragmatic approach
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