"Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrived at the White House on Thursday for a closed-door lunch with US President Donald Trump. Machado spoke briefly to reporters after meeting with Trump at the White House, saying only that the meeting had gone well and her supporters could count on the US president. She said she had presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal during the meeting, but did not specify whether or not he accepted it."
"The ouster of President Nicolas Maduro after a US raid in Caracas on January 3 had initially sparked hopes among Venezuela's embattled pro-democracy opposition, led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Machado, who called for an "end to tyranny" in Venezuela. However, Trump quickly sidelined Machado after the US kidnapped Maduro, saying she didn't "have the support within or the respect within the country" to be in charge."
"Despite calling Machado a "freedom fighter" and a "very nice woman," it is clear Trump and his advisers prefer Maduro's deputy Delcy Rodriguez, along with others in the deposed leader's inner circle, to be in charge of day-to-day government operations in Venezuela. On Wednesday, Trump spoke with Rodriguez for the first time on the phone, calling her a "terrific person" and praising the "terrific progress" made since Maduro's ouster."
Maria Corina Machado arrived at the White House for a closed-door lunch with President Donald Trump and told reporters the meeting went well and her supporters could count on him. She presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal during the meeting but did not confirm whether Trump accepted it. Machado had sought to avoid offending Trump and had offered to share her prize, which the Nobel Institute said is not allowed. The US raid and ouster of Nicolas Maduro on January 3 initially raised hopes for the opposition, but Trump quickly sidelined Machado after the US kidnapped Maduro, saying she lacked domestic support. The White House said Trump has not changed his opinion. Trump and advisers now favor Delcy Rodriguez for day-to-day governance; Trump called Rodriguez a "terrific person" and praised "terrific progress" since Maduro's ouster.
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