Trump is meeting Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the White House, despite previously questioning her credibility and political support within Venezuela.
- The meeting follows the recent U.S. military operation that captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who is now facing drug trafficking charges in New York.
- Trump has signaled a willingness to work with acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a Maduro ally, marking a shift away from exclusive support for opposition figures like Machado.
- Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and longtime opposition figure, has maintained a cautious approach toward Trump, even offering to share her Nobel Prize with him, though this was rejected by the Nobel Institute.
- The 2024 Venezuelan elections remain disputed, with Maduro
