"Twelve days after the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife, and just days after U.S. President Donald Trump dashed the hopes of opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado, the two are scheduled to meet at the White House this Thursday. The meeting between Trump and Machado comes just hours after the U.S. president told reporters that Chavista leader and interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, was a terrific person. She's somebody that we've worked with very well, said Trump. Following Maduro's arrest, the former vice president took charge of Venezuela with the blessing of the White House."
"In the hours following the surprise attack that ended with Maduro and his wife, Cecilia Flores, sitting in the dock of a federal court in New York accused of crimes of narco-terrorism, conspiracy and trafficking in cocaine and weapons, Trump made it clear that he does not consider Machado to be the right person to lead a transition in Venezuela a transition in which Trump himself has reserved a central role."
"Will Machado be able to assert the opposition's role in Washington's plans to help steer the South American country and take charge of its oil? Since Maduro's fall, Machado has tried to put on a brave face about Trump's rebuffs and has worked to make this Thursday's meeting happen, on which much is at stake: she needs to convince the U.S. president that it is not a good idea to allow Rodriguez, her great enemy, to remain in power."
Maria Corina Machado will meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House this Thursday amid uncertainty about Washington's support and leadership of Venezuela's transition. The meeting follows a U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, who now face charges in a New York federal court for narco-terrorism, conspiracy, and trafficking. Interim president Delcy Rodriguez assumed control with apparent White House blessing and received public praise from Trump. Machado must persuade Trump that Rodriguez should not remain in power and assert the opposition's role in U.S. plans for Venezuela and its oil.
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