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orangecrush

(28,416 posts) Sat Jan 3, 2026, 02:58 PM Saturday

Machado "doesn't have the support within or the respect within the country" to become its next leader"

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she and fellow candidate Edmundo González are poised to lead the country now that “the hour of freedom has arrived” — but President Trump said ousted dictator Nicolas Maduro’s second in command could take the job and make the embattled nation “great again.”

Machado and González, whose 2024 victory against Maduro was ignored by the dictator, are vying to “immediately” lead the transitional government in the South American country.

“Today we are prepared to enforce our mandate and take power,” Machado said in her first public comments Saturday.

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But President Trump surprisingly said during his press conference Saturday that Machado “doesn’t have the support within or the respect within the country” to become its next leader.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/03/world-news/venezuelan-opposition-leader-2025-nobel-peace-prize-winner-maria-corina-machado-poised-to-take-the-place-of-nicolas-maduro/

She was awarded his Nobel Peace Prize

And she's not corrupt enough to kiss his ass.

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Machado "doesn't have the support within or the respect within the country" to become its next leader" (Original Post) orangecrush Saturday OP

she doesn't have the right chromosones to lead a nation lapfog_1 Saturday #1

I disagree. She praised trump. Raven123 Saturday #2

It's not shithole's decision............ Lovie777 Saturday #3

She IS corrupt enough to kiss his ass. She did so thoroughly. That isn't the barrier. RockRaven Saturday #4

+1. Machado practically works for Exxon - the Nobel committee fucked up dalton99a Saturday #6

Surprisingly? Ms. Toad Saturday #5

I'm thinking that if she's in russia now, bluestarone Saturday #7

Are you possibly referring to the Venezuelan VP? Raven123 Sunday #8

lapfog_1

(31,664 posts)

1. she doesn't have the right chromosones to lead a nation

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 03:01 PM

Saturday

according to Trump

Raven123

(7,556 posts)

2. I disagree. She praised trump.

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 03:03 PM

Saturday

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y8y25l250o

However, she is a SHE, and she has something he doesn’t, a Nobel

Lovie777

(21,772 posts)

3. It's not shithole's decision............

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 03:04 PM

Saturday

It's the people of Venezuela.

RockRaven

(18,729 posts)

4. She IS corrupt enough to kiss his ass. She did so thoroughly. That isn't the barrier.

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 03:04 PM

Saturday

She is a woman, and she got the gold trinket he wanted, and he is the smallest man alive.

dalton99a

(92,146 posts)

6. +1. Machado practically works for Exxon - the Nobel committee fucked up

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 03:27 PM

Saturday

Ms. Toad

(38,308 posts)

5. Surprisingly?

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 03:05 PM

Saturday

An elected leader who did not actually become the president would be seen as weak by Trump. It is absolutely NOT a surprise that Trump thinks he is too weak to become the leader of Venezuela. Not that it is any of his legitimate interests.

bluestarone

(21,193 posts)

7. I'm thinking that if she's in russia now,

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 03:34 PM

Saturday

People of Venezuela would not support her?

Raven123

(7,556 posts)

8. Are you possibly referring to the Venezuelan VP?

Reply to bluestarone (Reply #7)

Sun Jan 4, 2026, 06:23 AM

Sunday

Hadn’t heard anything about Machado being in Russia.

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