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U.S. President Donald Trump indicated connected Thursday (January 8, 2026) that Venezuelan absorption person Maria Corina Machado was coming to Washington next week.
During an interrogation connected Fox News' "Hannity" programme, Mr. Trump was asked if helium plans to conscionable with Ms. Machado following U.S. strikes connected Venezuela that resulted successful the seizure of its President Nicolas Maduro.
"Well, I recognize she's coming successful adjacent week sometime, and I look guardant to saying hullo to her," Mr. Trump responded.
The White House did not instantly respond erstwhile reached for further details on the meeting.
This volition beryllium Mr. Trump's archetypal gathering with Ms. Machado, who said earlier this week that she hadn't spoken to the U.S. person since she won the Nobel Peace Prize successful October 2025.
The future governance of the South American state remains successful doubt. Mr. Trump implicit the play dismissed the thought of moving with Ms. Machado, saying "she doesn't person the enactment wrong oregon the respect wrong the country."
Mr. Trump told Fox News that it volition instrumentality clip for the South American country, presently led by interim acting President Delcy Rodriguez, to get to a place wherever it tin clasp elections.
"We person to rebuild the country. They couldn't person an election," helium said. "They wouldn't even cognize however to person an predetermination close now".
Venezuela, an OPEC member, is 1 of the biggest producers of oil. Its manufacture has go focal constituent of the Trump medication with a elder authoritative telling Reuters that lipid income to the United States volition commencement instantly with an archetypal shipment of astir 30 cardinal to 50 cardinal barrels and volition proceed indefinitely.
Mr. Trump said helium volition conscionable with lipid executives astatine the White House connected Friday (January 9). Those lipid companies, according to the President, volition play a cardinal relation successful rebuilding Venezuela's lipid industry.
"They're going to rebuild the full lipid infrastructure. They're going to walk astatine slightest $100 cardinal and it's an unbelievable lipid that they have, and an unbelievable prime of lipid and magnitude of oil," helium said.
