"President Donald Trump stated at a news conference that María Corina Machado-the charismatic Nobel Peace Prize winner who is far and away the most popular Venezuelan politician-lacks sufficient "support" and "respect" within Venezuela to govern the country. Instead the United States has backed Maduro's vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, a powerful insider with experience running Venezuela's oil sector and intelligence service."
"doesn't comply with American directives. Michael Scherer: Trump threatens Venezuela's new leader with a fate worse than Maduro's The country's democratic movement is at a crossroads. It could take the loss and lie low, waiting for the next inflection point-or it could return to protests and organizing, in the hope of changing Trump's mind or getting Rodríguez to call elections."
The Trump administration's removal of Nicolás Maduro confronts the Venezuelan opposition with an existential choice between lying low or renewed protests. President Trump judged María Corina Machado lacking domestic support and instead backed Delcy Rodríguez, a regime insider with oil and intelligence experience. Washington maintains a military quarantine on Venezuelan oil exports and has threatened the interim leader with severe consequences if she disobeys U.S. directives. Machado has called for freedom while Edmundo González claims the presidency from exile. Institutional power remains with the regime: the ruling party controls the National Assembly, the judiciary and electoral council are stacked, and the military has expanded.
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