US urges patience as Machado plots her return ^53.1%

Semafor - By Shelby Talcott - 7/1/2026, 5:56 AM

Negativity Bias 43.6% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 39.3% - Framing Effect 34.3%

US officials are urging Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to be patient as she looks to go to Venezuela after devastating earthquakes. Machado’s efforts to return have prompted angst within the Trump administration in recent days, but one person familiar with the situation said Trump “isn’t against her returning,” but... more