President Donald Trump said he was considering including Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in her country in some capacity, but did not specify what role she might play.
"We're talking to her and maybe we can get her involved in some way. I wish we could do that; Maria, maybe we can," Trump told reporters at the White House, speaking of Machado, who met with Trump last week and presented him with her Nobel Peace Prize.
Trump's comments marked a change of tone for the president, who had previously questioned Machado's popularity and her ability to lead Venezuela after the United States seized power in 2024, when she was elected president. Machado's party said in 2024 that it had won 70 percent of the vote, Reuters reported.
"I was so strongly against Venezuela, and now I love Venezuela. They're working so well with us. It's been very pleasant," Trump told reporters, referring to his administration's cooperation with Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez.
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