President Donald Trump said on Jan. 11 that he expects to meet Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in Washington this week, as questions mount over Venezuela’s political future following the U.S. capture of former leader Nicolás Maduro.
Trump was asked by reporters aboard Air Force One on Jan. 11 when he would meet Machado, after telling Fox News last week that a meeting was being arranged.
“I don’t know. I hear Tuesday or Wednesday,” Trump replied. “I look forward to that.”
The meeting would mark Trump’s first in-person encounter with the 58-year-old opposition figure, who said last week that she had not spoken with the U.S. president since she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October….
Trump Says He Will Meet Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado as US Oversees Transition
