In her first press conference after handing over her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump, the opposition leader made an effort to convey the image that she has direct dialogue with the president.
A has already begun “a true transition to democracy” with the help of the president of , who is the one who gives “orders” to interim president Delcy Rodríguez, declared the opposition leader this Friday (16). “I want to assure the Venezuelan people that Venezuela will be free, and that this will be achieved with the support of the United States and President Donald Trump,” he stressed.
The priority in this “complex process” is the release of political prisoners, said Corina Machado after being received by Trump on Thursday.
In her first press conference after handing over her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump, Corina Machado made an effort to convey the image that she has direct dialogue with the president, although the White House tenant clearly prioritizes stability in the South American country and oil.
The director of the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John Ratcliffe, met with Delcy, the provisional heir of deposed president Nicolás Maduro, on Thursday, to “improve working relations”. Corina Machado assured that she was happy with these meetings. According to her, Delcy, “without a doubt, has information that must be of high value to the CIA director.”
“She is not comfortable. She is following orders because, after all, if anything was demonstrated on January 3rd, it is that there had to be a real threat”, he declared, alluding to the attack with which the United States deposed President Nicolás Maduro, now imprisoned in New York.
Trump later declared that he will continue dialogue with the opposition leader. “I think she is an educated woman, and we will speak again,” he told reporters. In parallel, a new flight with 231 Venezuelans deported by the United States landed this Friday at the airport serving Caracas, the first after the American military incursion.
*With information from AFP
