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Díaz-Balart Defends Machado, Trump's Venezuela Stance

Díaz-Balart Defends Machado, Trump's Venezuela Stance

Update: 2026-01-04
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Republican Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart defends Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, dismissing claims his party isnt backing her. Díaz-Balart, representing Floridas twenty-sixth district with a large Venezuelan community, stands by Machado as Venezuelas next democratically elected president. Meanwhile, President Trump dismisses Machado, claiming she lacks support and respect, and asserts the U.S. will run Venezuela. Machado, who beat Trump to the Nobel Peace Prize, praises U.S. actions against Venezuelan drug trafficking and calls Maduros capture the hour of freedom.

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Díaz-Balart Defends Machado, Trump's Venezuela Stance

Díaz-Balart Defends Machado, Trump's Venezuela Stance