US EditionVenezuelan Opposition Leader Just Offered the Unthinkable to Trump
Machado dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump praising the U.S. operation that captured Maduro and said the opposition would win by over 90% if elections were held.
- María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader, praised Trump late Monday after a U.S. operation captured Maduro and his wife, then offered her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump.
- Legal charges from the U.S. Department of Justice set the context for the raid, as Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan leader, faces an unsealed federal indictment for narco-terrorism and cocaine importation, while María Corina Machado called January 3 `the day justice defeated tyranny`.
- In a late Monday televised interview, María Corina Machado vowed to return as soon as possible and said opposition voters would win by over 90% of the votes if elections were held.
- Trump told NBC News there will be no new Venezuelan elections for at least the next 30 days and said Machado `should not have won`, while Maduro pleaded not guilty in U.S. court.
- Machado's Nobel recognition for promoting democratic rights bolsters her international appeal as she called Trump's action `historic` while dedicating the prize to the Venezuelan people.
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The Associated Press The lightning operation by the United States to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro can be seen as both a benefit and a burden for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose forces failed in an attempt to capture the capital of Ukraine and overthrow its leader at the beginning of the invasion of Moscow almost four years ago. Maduro's overthrow highlights another failure of the Kremlin to support an ally, following the fall…
By Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español. The capture of President Nicolás Maduro in a US military operation in Venezuela has raised numerous questions both inside and outside the South American country, including what role the opposition will play. The opposition did not recognize Maduro's government and claims to have won the controversial 2024 elections. Since the hours following the operation on Saturday, media attention has focused on opposition …
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Conservative ReviewWhy Trump Reportedly Threw A Major Curveball Into Venezuela Regime Change
Trump has several reasons for not supporting opposition leader Machado, the NYT reported, including that her relationship began to sour with officials.
The opposition leader, with her tough strategy, failed to build alliances, and she also failed to convince Washington, writes the New York Times.
Trump Official Reportedly Grew Frustrated With Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado After Failing To Detail How She Would Rise To Power
Trump officials reportedly grew frustrated with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado after she failed to show detail how she would rule the country if authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro was toppled, according to a new report.
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