Trump considers role in Venezuela for Machado

By Trevor Hunnicutt ⁠and Bo ⁠Erickson

WASHINGTON, ‍Jan 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was considering involving ‍Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado ​in some capacity in her country, but did not ​say what role she could play.

“We're talking to her and maybe we can get her involved some way. ​I'd love to be able to do that; Maria, maybe we can do ​that,” Trump told reporters at the White House, referring to ‌Machado, who met Trump last week and gave him her Nobel Peace Prize.

Trump’s ​comments marked a tone ⁠change for the president, who previously questioned Machado's popularity and ability to ‌lead in Venezuela after the United States captured President Nicolas Maduro in a raid earlier this ‌month. In 2024, Machado's party said it had won ‌70% of the vote in the presidential election.

"I felt so strongly against Venezuela, now I'm loving Venezuela. ‍They've been working with us so well. It's been so nice," ⁠Trump told reporters, referring to his administration working with Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodriguez.

(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Bo Erickson; Editing by Ross Colvin and Cynthia Osterman)

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