María Corina Machado, the international figurehead of the Venezuelan opposition who collected the Nobel peace prize last month, has so far been reduced to a peripheral role after the US intervention in her country on Saturday.
President Trump appeared to dismiss the prospect of involving her in the political transition, describing her as a “very nice woman” but saying it would be “tough” for her to lead the nation because she did not have the “respect within or the support within the country”.
FOR CLARITY
In 2024, Maria Corina Machado overwhelmingly won the popular vote to represent opposition to dictator, Maduro for the presidency in Venezuela.Maduro, with the help of his corrupt courts and military, BANNED her from the ballot.
Edmundo González replaced her on the… pic.twitter.com/N0H2sqwTpT
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) January 3, 2026
