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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 8Trump Denies Blocking Machado's Venezuela Return After Quakes
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 8Summary
- Donald Trump said he did not tell Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to stay out of Venezuela after the recent devastating earthquakes.
- Aboard Air Force One on Wednesday, Trump told reporters Machado was free to return and added, “I think she’s a good person.”
- Machado’s return could directly challenge acting President Delcy Rodríguez, raising the political stakes of any move back to Venezuela.
Insights
Why did the U.S. force down Machado's jet if Trump says she is free to return to Venezuela? Is the U.S. 'Venezuela Model' a path to democracy or a takeover of the country's vast oil wealth?