Machado says Trump opened ‘floodgate to freedom’ for Venezuela
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October 29, 2026
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday thanked the government of United States (US) President Donald Trump for opening the “floodgate to freedom” by capturing president Nicolas Maduro in January.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate made her comments after returning to Venezuela from 10 months in exile.
“Thanks to their vision, their courage, and their action on January 3, the floodgate to freedom has been opened,” Machado told a press conference, naming Trump, his administration and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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