Trump's Stance on Maria Corina Machado Leading Venezuela Remains Unchanged

Meeting with President Trump

• 🇻🇪 Maria Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, met with President Trump at the White House.
• 🗣️ Machado believes her party should rule Venezuela, but President Trump has stated she is a nice woman but lacks sufficient support within Venezuela to govern.

White House Press Secretary's Statement

• 📌 White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt confirmed that the president's assessment of Machado's support was based on realities on the ground and his advisors.
• 🔄 Levitt stated that at this moment, the president's opinion on Machado's ability to lead has not changed.

President's Engagement with Venezuelan Regime

• 🤝 Notably, President Trump recently spoke positively about Venezuela's acting president, Deli Rodriguez, who is Nicholas Maduro's former number two.
• 🗓️ The president continues to work with Rodriguez and other members of the Maduro regime, and he desires to see elections in Venezuela when the time is right.
• 🏛️ The White House remains committed to a transition to democracy in Venezuela, though no specific timeframe was provided.

Awaiting Machado's Statement

• 🎤 Reporters are awaiting a statement from Maria Corina Machado to the press following her meetings.