“She’s a very nice woman,” Mr. Trump told Reuters in an interview about Ms. Machado. Mr. Trump said on Wednesday (January 14) that he had a “great conversation” with Ms. Rodríguez, their first since Mr. Maduro was ousted. Despite her alliance with Republicans, Mr. Trump was quick to snub her following Mr. Maduro’s capture. Just hours afterward, Mr. Trump said of Ms. Machado that “it would be very tough for her to be the leader. Almost two decades later, she marshaled millions of Venezuelans to reject Mr. Chávez’s successor, Mr. Maduro, for another term in the 2024 election.

Source: The Hindu January 16, 2026 02:07 UTC