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María Corina Machado

What's on María Corina Machado's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
24%20%14%10%32%
DC calls the shot 24% formal talks begin 20% grading Jan. 3 ‘impeccable’ 14% · newlegitimacy over continuity 10% · neweverything else 32%
#1
The table is in Caracas, the gavel is in Washington

EL PAIS's read: Venezuela negotiates, Washington arbitrates, Trump decides — and US senators just demanded elections and prisoner releases.

Venezuela negotiates, Washington arbitrates, Trump decides

EL PAÍS English · 2026-08-03
our translation

she doesn't need to win the room in caracas, she needs the one man in washington who signs off — so every line she says is aimed north

EL PAIS casts Trump as arbiterpretty sure · 2 sources
#2
Transition talks grind on without a Venezuelan referee
Coverage thins as talks drag onpretty sure · 2 sources
#3
She grades the Jan. 3 operation 'impeccable' — again
new — She repeated the 'impeccable' linevery sure · 1 source
#4
Legitimacy, not continuity, is the word she wants in the deal
new — FT op-ed adopts her framinghonestly, a hunch · 1 source
wednesday, august 5
Ring Washington before Caracas rings back(safe bet)
Read the Senate letter, then quote its political-prisoner line(reported)
Say 'legitimacy, not continuity' until a headline repeats it(reported)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Ring Washington before Caracas rings back

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