{"id":9745,"date":"2026-01-06T05:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T05:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=9745"},"modified":"2026-01-06T05:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T05:36:11","slug":"opposition-leader-machado-says-she-hasnt-spoken-to-trump-since-attack-as-she-vows-to-return-to-venezuela-live-us-attack-on-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=9745","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader Machado says she hasn\u2019t spoken to Trump since attack as she vows to return to Venezuela \u2013 live | US attack on Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><gu-island name=\"KeyEventsCarousel\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;keyEvents&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;695c80ce8f085ac3c3a8d8f6&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Welcome to our live coverage of the continuing aftermath of the US military\u2019s weekend raid on &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/venezuela\\&quot;&gt;Venezuela&lt;\/a&gt; and removal of president &lt;strong&gt;Nicol\u00e1s Maduro&lt;\/strong&gt; from power.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;063b3a32-d11e-4a96-a1c2-bc1017366928&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel peace prize winner &lt;strong&gt;Mar\u00eda Corina Machado&lt;\/strong&gt; has said in her first televised interview since then that she hasn\u2019t spoken to &lt;strong&gt;Donald Trump&lt;\/strong&gt; since October 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;56edce0e-f6bb-4487-b587-e9d5a173bc4e&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;\u201cActually, I spoke with president Trump on October 10, the same day the [Noble peace] prize was announced, [but] not since then,\u201d Machado said on Fox News. 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\u201ca demand for a change of behaviour by a regime\u201d.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chuck Schumer&lt;\/strong&gt;, the Senate\u2019s Democratic minority leader, expressed discontent with the briefing, calling the Trump administration\u2019s \u201cplan for the US \u2018running Venezuela\u2019 \u2026 vague, based on wishful thinking and unsatisfying\u201d.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;The reported appearance of unidentified drones over the presidential palace in Venezuela\u2019s capital on Monday night filled the night sky with &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/x.com\/Osinttechnical\/status\/2008334854811709845\\&quot;&gt;the sound of heavy gunfire&lt;\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/x.com\/Osinttechnical\/status\/2008340796546629679\\&quot;&gt;tracer fire&lt;\/a&gt; as the regime\u2019s security forces reacted to what they mistook for another raid.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;Trump suggested &lt;a 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feature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/label><\/div>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"block-695c9b018f08c8e556cdf088\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<p><span class=\"dcr-16bg4qr\">Victoria Bekiempis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">At noon on Monday in New York, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/nicolas-maduro\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a><\/strong> was escorted into a Manhattan federal courtroom following his capture early on Saturday in Caracas, completing the seized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/venezuela\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Venezuelan<\/a> leader\u2019s stunning journey from his capital city to a US courtroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It was a surreal display amid the fallout of a brazen US military operation to grab Maduro that has roiled global politics and stunned observers in the US and overseas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In Manhattan the spectacle played out as Maduro\u2019s larger-than-life persona soon filled Judge <strong>Alvin Hellerstein<\/strong>\u2019s courtroom with a mixture of bravado, seriousness, jocularity and defiance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"025b5a9d-3df6-46b2-82b9-bc8dbcce0044\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Nicol\u00e1s Maduro (front, standing) and his wife Cilia Flores (right) in a courtroom sketch. <\/span> Photograph: Jane Rosenberg\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Maduro, who was not handcuffed but constrained by ankle shackles, looked forward, toward the jury box, as he walked into court. Before sitting down, Maduro told the public gallery \u201cHappy new year!\u201d in English.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">His wife, <strong>Cilia Flores<\/strong>, followed shortly after, and she had two large Band-Aids on her face.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Proceedings started in earnest with an exchange of greetings that did little to hint at the enormous significance of the events playing out in the room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">You can read the full account here:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"977df30d-2d89-4a0c-86c1-97939f924a97\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:8,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;\u2018Soy inocente\u2019: Maduro 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class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-sa35sa\">David Smith<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The United States has faced widespread condemnation for a \u201ccrime of aggression\u201d in Venezuela at an emergency meeting of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/unitednations\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">United Nations<\/a> security council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Eritrea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and Spain were among countries that have denounced the weekend US attack in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/venezuela\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Venezuela<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThe bombings on Venezuelan territory and the capture of its president cross an unacceptable line \u2026 and set an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community,\u201d <strong>S\u00e9rgio Fran\u00e7a Danese<\/strong>, the Brazilian ambassador to the UN, told the meeting on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>\u2019s UN ambassador, <strong>Mike Waltz<\/strong>, defended the attack as a legitimate \u201claw enforcement\u201d action to execute long-standing criminal indictments against an \u201cillegitimate\u201d leader, not an act of war.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"63c36622-d199-4eaa-8e6c-47269a1f9302\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The UN security council meeting in New York.<\/span> Photograph: Brendan McDermid\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/strong>, the UN secretary general, warned that the capture of Maduro risked intensifying instability in Venezuela and across the region. He questioned whether the operation respected the rules of international law.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 14\" style=\"fill:var(--block-quote-fill)\" class=\"dcr-scql1j\"><path d=\"M5.255 0h4.75c-.572 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941H0C.792 9.104 2.44 4.53 5.255 0Zm11.061 0H21c-.506 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941h-8.686c.902-4.837 2.485-9.411 5.3-13.941Z\"\/><\/svg>I am deeply concerned about the possible intensification of instability in the country, the potential impact on the region, and the precedent it may set for how relations between and among states are conducted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" 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Mean Time\">05.04 GMT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<article id=\"block-695c80ce8f085ac3c3a8d8f6\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Opening summary<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Welcome to our live coverage of the continuing aftermath of the US military\u2019s weekend raid on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/venezuela\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Venezuela<\/a> and removal of president <strong>Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/strong> from power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel peace prize winner <strong>Mar\u00eda Corina Machado<\/strong> has said in her first televised interview since then that she hasn\u2019t spoken to <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> since October 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cActually, I spoke with president Trump on October 10, the same day the [Noble peace] prize was announced, [but] not since then,\u201d Machado said on Fox News. Machado \u2013 widely seen as Maduro\u2019s most credible opponent \u2013 left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/venezuela\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Venezuela<\/a> last month to travel to Norway to accept the award and hasn\u2019t returned since.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI\u2019m planning to go as soon as possible back home,\u201d she told Fox when asked about her plans to return to Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump on Saturday dismissed the idea of working with Machado, saying: \u201cShe doesn\u2019t have the support within or the respect within the country.\u201d US media reported on Monday that a classified CIA assessment presented to Trump concluded that senior Maduro loyalists, including interim president <strong>Delcy Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>, were best positioned to maintain stability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Despite this, Machado welcomed the US actions as \u201ca huge step for humanity, for freedom and human dignity\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"31767002-3611-483d-8fa0-c5b1e4ce525d\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Delcy Rodr\u00edguez (in green) is sworn in as Venezuela\u2019s interim president on Monday after Maduro\u2019s capture by US forces. <\/span> Photograph: Marcelo Garcia\/Miraflores Palace\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In other key developments:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Mike Johnson<\/strong>, the Republican speaker of the US House, emerged from a classified briefing for congressional leaders insisting that \u201cwe are not at war\u201d and \u201cthis is not a regime change\u201d but \u201ca demand for a change of behaviour by a regime\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Chuck Schumer<\/strong>, the Senate\u2019s Democratic minority leader, expressed discontent with the briefing, calling the Trump administration\u2019s \u201cplan for the US \u2018running Venezuela\u2019 \u2026 vague, based on wishful thinking and unsatisfying\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The reported appearance of unidentified drones over the presidential palace in Venezuela\u2019s capital on Monday night filled the night sky with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Osinttechnical\/status\/2008334854811709845\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">the sound of heavy gunfire<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Osinttechnical\/status\/2008340796546629679\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">tracer fire<\/a> as the regime\u2019s security forces reacted to what they mistook for another raid.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-says-us-not-war-venezuela-rcna252427\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">to NBC News<\/a> that US taxpayers could fund the rebuilding of Venezuela\u2019s infrastructure for extracting and shipping oil. \u201cA tremendous amount of money will have to be spent and the oil companies will spend it, and then they\u2019ll get reimbursed by us or through revenue.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">White House adviser <strong>Stephen Miller<\/strong> reaffirmed to CNN the Trump administration\u2019s position on Greenland becoming a part of the US.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" 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