Trump set to meet Venezuelan opposition leader after cozying up to Maduro’s successor

President Donald Trump is set to meet at the White House with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. Her political party is widely considered to have won 2024 elections rejected by then-President Nicolás Maduro before the United States captured him in an audacious military raid this month. Less than two weeks after U.S. forces seized Maduro, Trump will host the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Machado on Thursday. He has already dismissed her credibility to run Venezuela and raised doubts about his stated commitment to backing democratic rule in the country. The meeting comes as Trump and his top advisers have signaled their willingness to work with Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez.