Venezuela’s Machado Praises Trump

“María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader, repeatedly praised President Trump on Monday during a prime-time appearance on Fox News, her first televised interview since the United States captured Nicolás Maduro and Mr. Trump ruled her out as a successor,” the New York Times reports.

“Ms. Machado, who led a successful election campaign against Mr. Maduro in 2024, spent much of the 10-minute interview appealing to Mr. Trump, who has declined to throw his support behind the opposition. She even offered him the Nobel Peace Prize she was awarded in October, a prize Mr. Trump has coveted for years.”

Said Machado: “Because this is the prize of the Venezuelan people, certainly we want to give it to him and share it with him.”

Playbook: “Machado is clearly unhappy to be sidelined, and used her appearance on Hannity last night to follow the classic Trump Diplomacy playbook, which foreign leaders have repeatedly deployed during Oval Office visits this year.”