Machado Set To Meet Trump After US Strikes Topple Maduro

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, according to a senior administration official. Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025.

The meeting follows recent US military strikes in Caracas that led to the capture of Nicolás Maduro. His vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, has since been sworn in as acting president.

President Trump said he would be meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House soon during a "Hannity" interview with Fox News. He said he would accept her Nobel Peace Prize if she offered it to him.

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Trump previously declined to endorse Machado, saying she lacked broad public support to lead Venezuela, CNN reported.

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