Overview
- Multiple U.S. outlets report the meeting is scheduled for Thursday, citing people familiar with the plan.
- Machado has publicly said she wants to present and share the Nobel with Trump, a move the Oslo institute says is not permitted.
- Trump has questioned whether Machado has the backing to lead Venezuela, saying she lacks sufficient support and respect.
- The encounter comes after a U.S. operation that removed Nicolás Maduro, who was later charged in New York on drug-related counts.
- Venezuela’s institutions installed former vice president Delcy Rodríguez as acting president as Trump asserted a temporary U.S. leadership role and control of Venezuelan oil during a transition.