President Donald Trump will meet with Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado at the White House Thursday, although the administration is not currently supporting her bid for power.In a Reuters interview, Trump said he plans to discuss basic topics with Machado and described her as a “nice woman.” This meeting comes as Trump has sidelined Machado after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, dismissing her credibility and stating she lacks the respect needed to lead the country.Recently, the Trump administration has been vocal about collaborating with acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, who previously served as Maduro’s vice president. On Wednesday, Trump told reporters he had a conversation with Rodríguez, discussing various topics.”She’s a terrific person. I mean, she’s somebody that we’ve worked with very well. Marco Rubio’s dealing with her. I dealt with her this morning. We had a call, a long call. We discussed a lot of things,” Trump said.Despite Trump’s rapport with Rodríguez, Machado has been working to establish her own relationship with the president and his key advisers.Machado, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, offered to share it with Trump. This move has since been rejected by the Nobel Institute. Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
President Donald Trump will meet with Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado at the White House Thursday, although the administration is not currently supporting her bid for power.
In a Reuters interview, Trump said he plans to discuss basic topics with Machado and described her as a “nice woman.”
This meeting comes as Trump has sidelined Machado after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, dismissing her credibility and stating she lacks the respect needed to lead the country.
Recently, the Trump administration has been vocal about collaborating with acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, who previously served as Maduro’s vice president.
On Wednesday, Trump told reporters he had a conversation with Rodríguez, discussing various topics.
“She’s a terrific person. I mean, she’s somebody that we’ve worked with very well. Marco Rubio’s dealing with her. I dealt with her this morning. We had a call, a long call. We discussed a lot of things,” Trump said.
Despite Trump’s rapport with Rodríguez, Machado has been working to establish her own relationship with the president and his key advisers.
Machado, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, offered to share it with Trump. This move has since been rejected by the Nobel Institute.
Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
