U.S. President Donald Trump indicated on Thursday that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was coming to Washington next week. ADVERTISEMENT"Well, I understand she's coming in next week sometime, and I look forward to saying hello to her," Trump responded. This will be Trump's first meeting with Machado, who said earlier this week that she hadn't spoken to the U.S. leader since she won the Nobel Peace Prize in October. Trump over the weekend dismissed the idea of working with Machado, saying "she doesn't have the support within or the respect within the country." They're going to spend at least $100 billion and it's an unbelievable oil that they have, and an unbelievable quality of oil and amount of oil," he said.

Source: The Telegraph January 09, 2026 06:13 UTC