"The move comes less than a week after US forces captured former President Nicolas Maduro, who faces drug-trafficking charges. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez's government freed several prominent detainees, including Enrique Marquez, who opposed Maduro in the contested 2024 presidential election, and opposition leader Biagio Pilieri, who was part of Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado's 2024 presidential campaign."
"In a news conference after the US military seized Maduro and his wife and took them to New York over the weekend, Trump said Machado "doesn't have the support within or the respect within the country" to lead. Despite the snub from Trump, she praised his actions in Venezuela. "What he has done, as I said is historic, and it's a huge step toward a democratic transition," she said."
""I understand she's coming in next week sometime and I look forward to saying hello to her," Trump said in an interview that aired Thursday night."
Venezuela released several high-profile opposition figures, activists, and journalists as a gesture described as seeking peace. The releases followed the US capture of former President Nicolas Maduro on drug-trafficking charges. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez's government freed detainees including Enrique Marquez and opposition leader Biagio Pilieri. US President Donald Trump said the releases occurred at Washington's request and praised Venezuela's transitional leadership for cooperating. Trump said he plans to meet Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado in Washington next week and criticized her domestic standing while she called the Maduro capture a historic step toward democratic transition. Trump will meet US oil executives to seek support for Venezuela plans.
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