Orange County Register: Why the United States should support Maria Corina Machado

Written By Jason Reed

By Agustina Vergara Cid

Almost a month after the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration’s motivation for the operation in Venezuela and its plan for the country remain unclear. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified in front of the Senate about the operation, but specifics are still scarce. 

Since Maduro’s capture, the Trump administration has been working with and praising substitute dictator Delcy Rodriguez, while giving mixed signals at best about Venezuela’s opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado. But Machado deserves the U.S. government’s full moral support and to be seen and heard on this matter.

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