Trump Throws Venezuela Main Opposition Leader Under the Bus
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Why did Donald Trump publicly reject Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado?
Donald Trump threw the main Venezuelan opposition leader under the bus viciously. He humiliated her. Maria Corino Machado, the main Venezuelan opposition leader who many expected would take over after Maduro was captured. Donald Trump during that press conference yesterday said no way. He said, the people of Venezuela do not respect her. He said, she's a nice lady, but she's not capable of leading Venezuela. Notably, whatever your thoughts are about Machado, like let's just deal with some of the facts. While Maduro declared her ineligible to run in the July 2024 election, the person who she backed for that election, Edmundo Gonzalez, was widely believed to have actually beat Maduro by a significant margin and actually won that election by about 70% of the vote.
So when Donald Trump says that she doesn't have any support in Venezuela and she can't lead Venezuela. She's a nice lady, but she doesn't know what she's doing. I mean, Donald Trump has no clue what he's talking about, but he's really throwing her under the bus. I want to get into why in a moment, but it should be noted that she did everything to get under Donald Trump's good graces. I mean, she kissed the ring. She bent the knee. She did the Mar-a-Lago humiliation ritual. When she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, she goes, oh, I dedicate this Nobel Peace Prize to the brave and courageous Donald Trump. And this is for you, Donald, and for all you promised to do for the people of Venezuela. Remember, she did that.
She went on this humiliation ritual tour.
What evidence shows Machado’s past support for Trump and her “humiliation ritual”?
She went on State Regime Media Fox. She went on Don Jr.' 's podcast and, you know, she believed that she was positioned to be the leader of Venezuela when Maduro would be taken out. But Trump said, uh-uh, no way, no how. Let's explain why and let me walk you through the humiliation withdrawal. Donald Trump doesn't want a democracy in Venezuela. He doesn't want an opposition leader who's going to open up the markets of Venezuela to other countries and have a free market and a democracy. That's not what Donald Trump wants. What Donald Trump wants is an authoritarian regime in there, but one that he controls. Trump doesn't want opposition. other nations trading with venezuela trump wants the oil for himself and then he wants to use it as a tool in this game that he believes he's playing with putin and xi jinping where they cut up the globe and they give each other the resources that they steal from other countries in their spheres of influence trump's not looking for a democracy in venezuela so for all of the people
saying, oh, Donald Trump supports democracy. He doesn't support democracy. And he had an opportunity to show if he did, but he was actually trying to cut a deal with Venezuela's VP, who was Maduro's number two, who's now the interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez. And Delcy Rodriguez rebuked Trump Trump was saying, I'm trying to do a deal with Delcy, the VP. And Delcy Rodriguez says there's only one true leader of Venezuela, and that's Maduro. And she said that what Trump did was not legitimate, and she's not supporting Trump. So Trump threw Machado under the bus. He tried to prop up Delcy Rodriguez. She rejected him, and others in Venezuela rejected him as well.
How does the host explain Trump’s real agenda in Venezuela – oil and authoritarian control?
That's the status of things as they stand right now. So let's go through this humiliation ritual, though. of Machado. So here's when Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize, being Venezuela's main opposition leader. And here she dedicates her Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump. Here, let's play this clip.
They decided to dedicate it to President Trump because he deserves it. because not only has he been involved in only a few months in solving eight wars, but his actions have been decisive to have Venezuela now at a threshold of freedom after 26 years of tyranny. that have destroyed the lives of millions of Venezuelans, destabilized the region, and undermined institutions in the United States because having Venezuela as a safe haven of the enemies of the United States and using our territory and our resources hurt the American people and American institutions is certainly a threat to the national security of the United States and the security of the hemisphere.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why did Donald Trump publicly reject Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado?
0:00–1:45
2
What evidence shows Machado’s past support for Trump and her “humiliation ritual”?
1:45–3:30
3
How does the host explain Trump’s real agenda in Venezuela – oil and authoritarian control?
3:30–5:36
4
What was the proposed deal with Maduro’s vice‑president Delcy Rodríguez and why did it fail?
5:36–7:48
5
Why does the host claim Trump wants an authoritarian regime he can control?
7:48–9:36
6
How did Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize dedication to Trump backfire?
9:36–11:33
7
What does Kamala Harris’s statement reveal about Trump’s Venezuela strategy?
11:33–12:54
8
Which international leaders are backing Machado and how does that contrast with Trump’s moves?
12:54–14:03
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