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Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mara Corina Machado will meet President Donald Trump on Thursday, the White House has confirmed. The visit comes just weeks after Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro was seized in Caracas by US forces. But Trump declined to endorse Machado, whose movement claimed victory in 2024's widely contested elections, as its new leader.

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Machado said last week she hoped to thank Trump personally for the action against Maduro and would like to give the Nobel Prize to him. Trump called it "a great honour", but the Nobel Committee later clarified that it was not transferable.

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Will Ms Mara Corina Machado has her body guards with her>


Or might her [planned] superficial adulation of Pres Trump be enough to assure her safety?

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-13 03:03 AM | Reply

Or might her [planned] superficial adulation of Pres Trump be enough to assure her safety?

This might bring "sucking up" to a whole new level.

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-01-13 03:15 AM | Reply

Kneel before your Master.

Little Sow.

#3 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-01-13 09:59 AM | Reply

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