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Venezuela's Machado calls Trump a 'fundamental ally' despite US support for Delcy Rodríguez

Machado praised the Trump administration's three-phase plan for Venezuela's stabilization and urged Latin American countries to support the return of nearly 700,000 Venezuelan migrants.

  • On Thursday, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado reiterated that President Donald Trump remains a "fundamental ally" for democratic transition, despite Washington's repeated endorsement of acting President Delcy Rodríguez.
  • Machado traveled to Santiago to attend the inauguration of President José Antonio Kast, who has pledged to criminalize irregular immigration and expel nearly 330,000 foreigners, the majority being Venezuelan.
  • Despite the expulsion pledge, Machado expressed she was "very grateful to President Kast," arguing that every country has the right and "duty" to guarantee its own security.
  • Machado praised the United States as the "only nation in the world that has risked the lives of its citizens to secure freedom," citing Trump's "three phases" roadmap for Venezuela.
  • Nearly 700,000 Venezuelans live in Chile, prompting Machado to call on all Latin Americans to ensure every Venezuelan can return home with "dignity and freedom.
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In the struggle for power in Venezuela, the popular opposition politician mobilizes the masses – in Chile, where high-ranking conservatives from all over the world have just gathered. But their message is actually Donald Trump. WORLD was there.

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump continues to be a key ally for a democratic transition in Venezuela.Machado made these statements during a press conference held in Santiago de Chile, after the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Venezuela.The pronouncement occurred days after Washington formally recognized Delcy Rodríguez as president of Venezuela…

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The leader of the Venezuelan opposition, María Corina Machado, said Thursday that the Trump administration remains a “fundamental ally” for the democratic transition in Venezuela, despite the official recognition by the United States of Chavista Delcy Rodríguez as the legitimate president of the Caribbean country. “There are obstacles, there are complex processes, but indeed a fundamental ally is the United States government and President Donald…

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Venezuela's Machado calls Trump a 'fundamental ally' despite US support for Delcy Rodríguez

María Corina Machado says the Trump administration remains a key ally for Venezuela’s democratic transition, even as Washington backs interim President Delcy Rodríguez.

·United States
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Proceso Digital broke the news in on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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