Machado Vows Free Venezuela, Targets Cuba & Nicaragua Next in Anti-Communism Push
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News18•22-01-2026, 18:48
Machado Vows Free Venezuela, Targets Cuba & Nicaragua Next in Anti-Communism Push
- •Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado declared Venezuela is nearing freedom and aims to extend the fight against communism to Cuba and Nicaragua.
- •Machado stated the political crisis reached a turning point after President Nicolas Maduro's capture, envisioning an Americas free of communism.
- •She credited domestic resistance and international backing, specifically thanking US President Donald Trump and US lawmakers Mario Diaz-Balart, Carlos Gimenez, and Maria Elvira Salazar.
- •Machado framed Venezuela's struggle as an "existential fight for life," an "ethical fight for the truth," and a "spiritual fight for good."
- •Her remarks followed a January 3 US military operation leading to Maduro's capture and subsequent trial in the US on drug trafficking charges, with divided international responses.
Why It Matters: Machado pledges to liberate Venezuela and then extend the anti-communism fight to Cuba and Nicaragua, backed by US support.
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