Trump to discuss Venezuela’s future with Machado after Maduro’s capture
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- Donald Trump will host Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the White House to discuss Venezuela’s future following the US capture of Nicolás Maduro, although the US currently recognizes Maduro’s former vice-president Delcy Rodríguez as interim leader.
- Despite expectations that Machado would take charge after Maduro’s capture, the White House has largely sidelined her, favoring a rapprochement with Rodríguez, including plans to reopen the Venezuelan embassy in Washington.
- Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and former legislator, has faced mixed signals from Trump, who questioned her domestic standing but praised her work promoting democracy; her acceptance of the prize, partly dedicated to Trump, reportedly hurt her standing with the administration.
- Trump has forged a working relationship with Rodríguez, signing
