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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado meets Trump, vows to become president

Jan 30, 202679 sources

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Summary

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado met with President Donald Trump at the White House, where she presented him with her Nobel Peace Prize medal. Separately, Machado publicly declared that she would become Venezuela's president 'when the right time comes,' making this statement while outside the country.