Maria Corina Machado

Well, I think at this point, Maduro...

has a decision in his own hands.

He can stop this process from escalating right now.

Well, first of all, I want to be very clear with this.

Regime change was already mandated by the Venezuelan people on July 28, 2024.

We won by a landslide, the presidential election

and we proved it with over 85% of the original tally sheets, he was defeated.

So it is not regime change.

What we're talking about is a transition to democracy.

And this is a very important point because the narrative of the regime right now is that if Maduro goes,

Cows will come to Venezuela.

That's absolutely false.

Venezuela is in profound total chaos right now.

We are ready and we will handle a peaceful, smooth transition to democracy that will make millions of Venezuela that have been forced to flee to come immediately back to build their country.

Look, you cannot have peace without freedom and you cannot have freedom without strength when you are facing a criminal structure.

I have no doubt that President Trump has been clear in his message regarding the national security of the United States and the security of the Americas as a whole.

And I think it is not only him, but the whole administration, a great team, assembled by people that truly understand the threats that pose the Maduro regime to the American people.

And this is a win-win situation because think of this.

We will create a security shield in the heart of our continent.

We will push out Iranians and Russians and terrorist groups, and we will dismantle the criminal networks such as the Tren Derawa that have done so much harm, not only in the United States, but the whole region.