US EditionVenezuela After Maduro: Who's Really in Charge?
White House sources say Machado's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance cost her Trump’s support, while Delcy Rodríguez is named interim president after Maduro's capture.
- On January 5, 2026, reports said President Donald Trump declined to back María Corina Machado to lead Venezuela, citing sources close to the White House.
- Citing two people close to the White House, reporters said Machado's praise of Trump after winning last year's Nobel failed to undo what sources called the `ultimate sin`.
- Washington maintains nearly 15,000 U.S. personnel, warships, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft in the Caribbean, standing by after American forces captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a surprise Delta Force operation early Saturday.
- The United States said it will run Venezuela until a `safe and proper and judicious transition` is possible, while Venezuelan armed forces recognized Delcy Rodríguez in a `soft transition`.
- Opposition figures said they were stunned that Washington did not back María Corina Machado after the Norwegian Nobel Committee praised her `tireless work promoting democratic rights` in October and despite her dedicating the Nobel Prize to Trump, he did not endorse her.
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Venezuelan opposition leader says she'd 'personally' give Trump her Nobel Prize - The Mirror
María Corina Machado did not rule out handing her peace prize to Donald Trump after a Washington insider reportedly claimed 'she'd be the president of Venezuela today' if she did not accept the award
Maduro’s VP ‘not trustworthy’ to lead, Machado aide says
The White House seems to be working with the remnants of the Maduro regime after Saturday's raid. But for decades, there has been robust opposition to the governments of Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chávez. Among the principal leaders of that opposition now is Nobel Peace Laureate Maria Corina Machado. Amna Nawaz spoke with one of Machado's top aides, David Smolansky.
The decision of the Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, to accept the Nobel Peace Prize would have cost the activist the support of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, who has openly coveted the award, to lead a transition in Venezuela after the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to The Washington Post.Although Maria Corina Machado thanked Trump and dedicated the prestigious award to him, the fact that he did not …
The decision of the Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, to accept the Nobel Peace Prize would have cost the activist the support of the US president, Donald Trump, who has openly coveted the award, to lead a transition in Venezuela after the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to The Washington Post. Although Machado thanked Trump and dedicated the prestigious award to him, the fact that he did not reject the recognition turned …
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