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American liberals and Democrats are outraged about the US military attacking Venezuelan drug boats and seizing their oil tankers. Meanwhile, Nobel Prize-winning Maria Machado is praising the Trump administration's "maximum pressure" campaign against the Maduro government, including U.S. military presence in the Caribbean...
"After she won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, Machado stated that Trump "certainly deserves" to win the 2026 award as "in only nine months, so many conflicts have been solved or prevented". After he deployed the Navy to the Caribbean in 2025, Machado praised the Trump administration. One of her advisors told The New York Times that she has coordinated with the Trump administration and that she has a plan for the first hundred hours after Maduro is deposed. Mishal Husain asked Machado in October 2025 about Trump's statements about potential land strikes on Venezuelan targets; Machado replied that she believes "that the increase in pressure and the escalation that's taking place is the only way to force Maduro to understand that it's time to go" and for those supporting him to recognize that "this is the last change to facilitate a peaceful and orderly transition". According to The Hill, she "[places] blame for deaths from U.S. airstrikes squarely on the shoulders of ... Maduro". She stated: "We asked for years, [for the] international community to cut the sources that come from drug trafficking and other criminal activities ... Finally, this is happening." She added, "He [Maduro], and the rest of the drug cartels in power in Venezuela, should stop these activities in order to prevent more deaths."
María Corina Machado - Wikipedia
"After she won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, Machado stated that Trump "certainly deserves" to win the 2026 award as "in only nine months, so many conflicts have been solved or prevented". After he deployed the Navy to the Caribbean in 2025, Machado praised the Trump administration. One of her advisors told The New York Times that she has coordinated with the Trump administration and that she has a plan for the first hundred hours after Maduro is deposed. Mishal Husain asked Machado in October 2025 about Trump's statements about potential land strikes on Venezuelan targets; Machado replied that she believes "that the increase in pressure and the escalation that's taking place is the only way to force Maduro to understand that it's time to go" and for those supporting him to recognize that "this is the last change to facilitate a peaceful and orderly transition". According to The Hill, she "[places] blame for deaths from U.S. airstrikes squarely on the shoulders of ... Maduro". She stated: "We asked for years, [for the] international community to cut the sources that come from drug trafficking and other criminal activities ... Finally, this is happening." She added, "He [Maduro], and the rest of the drug cartels in power in Venezuela, should stop these activities in order to prevent more deaths."
María Corina Machado - Wikipedia