US-Venezuela Tensions

Trump’s View on Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Remains Unchanged: White House

Just hours after Maduro’s capture, Trump said ‘it would be very tough’ for Machado to be leader.
Trump’s View on Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Remains Unchanged: White House
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado ahead of a meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump previously raised concerns about Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s prospects of becoming the leader of Venezuela, and that view remains the same, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Jan. 15.

Leavitt’s remarks came as Trump was hosting Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, for a lunch meeting at the White House.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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