Trump welcomes Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado in closed-door meeting

Al JazeeraCenterEN 5 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffJanuary 16, 2026 at 02:54 AM

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C. on January 16, 2026, following the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The meeting, the first face-to-face encounter between the two leaders, was kept private, unlike Trump's usual practice with foreign leaders. Trump has previously backed Maduro’s former vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, as interim leader. Machado reportedly presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize during their discussion about Venezuela's future. The White House has not released a formal statement about the meeting.

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