President Donald Trump schedules a White House huddle Thursday with Venezuelan opposition powerhouse Maria Corina Machado, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who endured Maduro's shadows, as whispers swirl on her post-coup role amid U.S. oil grabs and Caracas chaos.
Trump held fire on instant backing post-Maduro's yank to U.S. courts on narco-terror raps, but Machado's prize nod opened doors – White House confirms January 15 chat where her leadership fit hinges on deal talk, echoing Bolton gripes over sidelining her for regime remnants like Delcy Rodríguez.
The confab caps Trump's "one way or another" blitz after airstrikes snagged the dictator, with Exxon snubs and Chevron bids eyeing Orinoco billions under blockade thumbs.news.
Machado's visit tests Trump's interim blueprint – no Guaidó 2.0 rush, but Hannity chats hint "hello" evolves to power-sharing maps as UN slams tanker seizures and EU eyes refugee floods. Naija tracks parallels: Tinubu's ADSW jets mirror D.C. resource chess, EFCC cleanups vs. Caracas graft hauls. Opposition queen meets dealmaker – will she snag interim keys or stay sidelined? Venezuela's throne teeters.