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María Corina Machado

What's on María Corina Machado's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
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no right to sign 28% · newyes to Washington, no to these terms 19% · new'more than money' 13% · newlegitimacy over continuity 10% everything else 30%
#1
Machado: an 'illegitimate' regime has no right to sign away Venezuela's oil

The Nobel laureate spent the day telling every outlet that would listen that Miraflores lacks the authority to strike a deal with Trump.

Nobel laureate Machado: ‘Illegitimate’ Venezuela regime has no right to strike US oil deal

The Guardian · 2026-09-03
our translation

she can't stop the deal, so she's attacking the one thing she can price: whose name is on it. call it illegitimate today and you get a veto over it tomorrow.

new — US-Venezuela oil deal signedvery sure · 3 sources
#2
She backs the US partnership — and faults every term of the deal
new — Reuters, Bloomberg interviews same dayvery sure · 3 sources
#3
'Venezuela is worth far more than its oil'
new — Quote carried by wires worldwidepretty sure · 3 sources
#4
The two-front fight: transparency at home, legitimacy abroad
Transparency demand drove new profilespretty sure · 3 sources
friday, september 4
Do one more wire interview repeating 'more than money'(safe bet)
Read the Chevron pledge's fine print, then ask who guarantees it(reported)
Thank the Caracas crowd that turned out demanding a vote(reported)
Reassure an investor call that democracy is the stability premium(reported)

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

The source

Do one more wire interview repeating 'more than money'

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