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Machado ‘profoundly confident’ in ‘orderly transition’ in Venezuela after Trump meeting

Maria Corina Machado expressed strong confidence in an orderly transition to democracy following Maduro's ouster while seeking U.S. support for Venezuela's opposition role.

  • On Jan 16, Maria Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, told reporters she is `profoundly, profoundly confident that we will have an orderly transition` after meeting President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C.
  • After fleeing Venezuela in December, Maria Corina Machado traveled to collect her Nobel Peace Prize in Norway and handed the medal to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office Thursday.
  • Coinciding with Machado's White House visit, CIA Director John Ratcliffe flew to Caracas and met Delcy Rodríguez at Trump's direction to deliver the message that the United States looks forward to an improved working relationship.
  • Machado's Washington trip has so far failed to secure a clear role, as Maria Corina Machado cited no tangible agreements or election timetable after pressing for a swift return to Venezuela.
  • Since the January 3 raid, Trump has prioritized gaining access to Venezuela's oil reserves, while Machado has proposed reforms to attract foreign investors to the oil sector.
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Washington, Jan. 20 (EFE).- The president of the United States, Donald Trump, declared this Tuesday that he could “involve” in some way the leader of the Venezuelan opposition, María Corina Machado, in the future of Venezuela. The Republican president made this statement during a press conference on the occasion of the first anniversary of his return to power and after the meeting he held last week at the White House with Machado, who gave him t…

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The US president did not specify which position the opposition leader might occupy; following the statement, the Republican praised the interim president of the South American country, Delcy Rodríguez.

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Spectrum Local News broke the news in United States on Friday, January 16, 2026.
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