President Trump said that it would be “very tough” for Venezuela’s leading opposition figure, María Corina Machado, to take control of her country, claiming in his televised speech that she was a “very nice woman” but “doesn’t have the support” in Venezuela to lead, the New York Times reports.
Trump Declines to Back Venezuelan Opposition Leader
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