Venezuela's María Corina Machado Speaks to Media After Trump Meeting

US Policy and Venezuelan Struggle

• 💡 US foreign policy should prioritize a strong, safer, and prosperous America, focusing on the hemisphere due to shared ties.
• ⚠️ Malign developments like deadly drugs and the influence of China, Russia, and Iran in the Americas make the US disproportionately vulnerable.
• 🎯 Nicholas Maduro's anti-American socialist regime weaponized deadly drugs and mass migration, offering operating bases to American adversaries.
• 👏 President Trump's actions, including sending US special forces and the Department of Justice, made the hemisphere safer by seeking to capture Maduro.

Maria Corina Machado's Mission

• 🚀 Maria Corina Machado is a brave fighter against the Maduro regime, recognized the danger early, and her efforts are bringing Venezuela closer to freedom.
• 💖 She expressed gratitude to the Heritage Foundation and the US for welcoming her and honoring the Venezuelan people's immense struggle for freedom.
• 💡 Machado believes Venezuela is at the threshold of freedom, entering a true transition to democracy with immense global impact.
• 💪 She emphasized that a people determined to be free can prevail even against cruel tyranny, driven by the force of conviction and love.

Challenges and Vision for Venezuela

• 💔 Venezuela faces severe challenges, including children suffering from malnutrition, lack of education due to teachers earning $1 a day, and political prisoners.
• ✅ The goal is a free Venezuela that will be achieved with the support of the United States and President Donald Trump.
• 🤝 Machado envisions a profoundly pro-American Venezuela that will be the best US ally in the Americas, based on shared values of dignity, merit, and justice.
• 🌍 She believes a democratic transition in Venezuela would lead to the Americas being free of communism, dictatorship, and naroterrorism for the first time in history.

The Transition Process

• 🧩 The current transition is complex and delicate, requiring the regime to dismantle its structures, starting with repression.
• 🔑 Key steps include liberating all political prisoners, closing torture centers, and guaranteeing press freedom.
• 🛡️ It is crucial to dismantle the terror structure maintained by those who have committed crimes against humanity.
• 🗳️ While free and fair elections are an eventual goal, the rule of law must first be re-established, as Venezuela is currently last globally in this regard.