Machado to meet Trump over Venezuela transition
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is set to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, hoping to influence his stance on the country’s transitional government. Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, previously offered to share the award with Trump, though the Norwegian Nobel Institute has said the prize cannot legally be transferred. Trump has praised Maduro’s vice-president, Delcy Rodríguez, who is now overseeing Venezuela after a recent US operation removed Nicolás Maduro from power. Despite Machado’s prominence in the opposition and her 2023 primary landslide, Trump has publicly supported Rodríguez, citing her cooperation with US objectives. Machado’s meeting aims to convince Trump that Rodríguez may not be the right choice for leading the transition and that her opposition coalition should have a stronger role. She has repeatedly highlighted her work for democracy and her ability […]