Trump admin blasts Machado's "grotesque political opportunism" after Venezuela quakes

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Source: msn/Axios

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado's repeated efforts to return to her home country after last week's devastating earthquakes there have outraged top Trump administration.

Why it matters: Machado's high-profile attempts to return have saddled the State Department with "extra needless drama," an official said, and threaten to inflame political tensions in Venezuela amid U.S.-assisted relief efforts.

"It's political opportunism and it's grotesque," a senior administration official said, echoing four others.

Zoom in: Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who ceremoniously gave her award to President Trump after U.S. forces ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, once was a darling of Washington's foreign policy establishment.

She led the Venezuelan political party that defeated Maduro in 2024. But Maduro stole the election. He was then ousted by the U.S. on Jan. 3.

Since then, Machado has agitated to return home to Venezuela and her supporters have criticized U.S. policy that installed Maduro's vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, as leader of the country.

No date for a presidential election has been set.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-admin-blasts-machado-s-grotesque-political-opportunism-after-venezuela-quakes/ar-AA270o5z

[Lovie777]

1. Oh the irony...............................

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2. FAFO,, Machado.

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3. Hello, Kettle, this is Pot.

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4. She did give him her Nobel Peace Prize

Il duce is just trying to protect peace... or piece. A piece of everything for him

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5. That's rich.