"Machado's comments were broadcast on Friday, a day after she handed her Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump in recognition of what she called a principled and decisive move against Maduro, whom US special forces snatched on 3 January. The conservative politician predicted freedom was coming to her South American homeland after years of economic mayhem and authoritarianism under Maduro."
"Rather than seeking to install Machado, whose opposition movement is widely believed to have beaten Maduro in the 2024 presidential election, Trump gave his blessing to Maduro's vice-president, Delcy Rodriguez, calling her a terrific person. Rodriguez is governing as acting president with support from other key Maduro allies, including the feared interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, and has vowed to improve ties with the US."
"I'm sure the opposition is biting their tongue because this is just brutal for them, said Eva Golinger, a US lawyer who advised Maduro's predecessor, Hugo Chavez. They're sidelined They have no role in what's going on. They're out of the game for now. Trump's decision to back Rodriguez was reportedly based partly on personal animosity towards Machado and partly on CIA advice that she would be incapable of preventing a dangerous security breakdown by bringing the military and armed pro-regime paramilitary groups under control."
The CIA chief whose agents reputedly played a key role in abducting Nicolas Maduro flew to Venezuela to meet Maria Corina Machado. Machado handed her Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump, praising his action after US special forces snatched Maduro on 3 January, and predicted she would become the first woman elected president of Venezuela. Experts say Trump has marginalized Machado's opposition movement by endorsing Delcy Rodriguez instead of Machado following the raid. Rodriguez is governing as acting president with support from key Maduro allies and has vowed to improve ties with the US. Reports cite personal animosity and CIA advice as factors in Trump's decision.
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