{"id":8367,"date":"2026-01-12T20:27:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8367"},"modified":"2026-01-12T20:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:27:48","slug":"trump-to-meet-with-venezuelan-opposition-leader-machado-on-thursday-us-venezuela-tensions-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8367","title":{"rendered":"Trump to meet with Venezuelan opposition leader Machado on Thursday | US-Venezuela Tensions News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The Venezuelan opposition figure has been largely frozen out of US discussions over the country\u2019s future.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 12 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">12 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>United States President Donald Trump will meet with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday, according to White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt.<\/p>\n<p>The Venezuelan opposition figure has played little role in debates about the country\u2019s future since the US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english\/abduct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abducted<\/a> Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month, with Trump expressing doubt that she has the support necessary to govern Venezuela. Machado said last week that she had not spoken to Trump since October.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Instead, Maduro\u2019s former vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, has assumed the role of interim president under the threat of further military attacks if her government does not submit to US demands on a range of issues.<\/p>\n<p>The Venezuelan government said on Monday that it had freed dozens of political prisoners, some of whom were jailed during protests against Maduro following the disputed 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it would be very tough for her to be the leader,\u201d Trump said of Machado after Maduro\u2019s abduction. \u201cShe doesn\u2019t have the support or the respect within the country. She\u2019s a very nice woman, but she doesn\u2019t have the respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Machado, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025 that Trump had sought for himself, met with Pope Leo XIV on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I had the blessing and honour of being able to share with His Holiness and express our gratitude for his continued support of what is happening in our country,\u201d Machado said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also conveyed to him the strength of the Venezuelan people who remain steadfast and in prayer for the freedom of Venezuela, and I asked him to intercede for all Venezuelans who remain kidnapped and disappeared,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo has said that Venezuela must remain an independent country following the US attack, stating that he is following developments there with \u201cdeep concern\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe good of the beloved Venezuelan people must prevail over every other consideration,\u201d said Leo. \u201cThis must lead to the overcoming of violence, and to the pursuit of paths of justice and peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Machado has sought to cultivate close ties with the Trump administration, dedicating her Nobel Prize to Trump and, more recently, stating that she would like to share the prize or give it to him outright.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do want to say \u2013 on behalf of the Venezuelan people \u2013 how grateful we are for his [Trump\u2019s] courageous vision, the historical actions he has taken against this narcoterrorist regime, to dismantle this structure and bring Maduro to justice,\u201d Machado said last week in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian Nobel Institute said in a statement last week that the peace prize cannot be revoked, transferred, or shared, declaring that \u201cthe decision is final and stands for all time\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Venezuelan opposition figure has been largely frozen out of US discussions over the country\u2019s future. Published On 12 Jan 202612 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States President Donald Trump will meet with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday, according to White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt. 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