Trump says Venezuela opposition leader Machado to visit US 'next week'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: USA Today

Updated Jan. 8, 2026, 11:02 p.m. ET


President Donald Trump said Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is coming to the United States "next week sometime" in a sit-down interview on the Fox News show "Hannity" that aired on Jan. 8.

The show's host Sean Hannity asked Trump if he would meet Machado and accept Machado's 2025 Nobel Peace Prize if she gave it to him.

"I understand she's coming in next week sometime and I look forward to saying hello to her and I've heard that she wants to do that. That would be a great honor," Trump said.

A meeting would be Trump's first with Machado, who said earlier this week that she hadn't spoken to the U.S. leader since she won the Nobel Peace Prize in October. USA TODAY has reached out to the White House for information on the meeting.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/08/trump-venezuela-maria-corina-machado-to-visit-us/88093790007/

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And then next week, it'll be "in 2 weeks".

[Autumn]

1. Will there be a televised ceremony when he receives his Nobel prize medal ?

[karynnj]

2. She should require a very high price up front before he gets it

Trump has invaded her country and kidnapped the person who refused to concede an election. However, he has backed the VP and, to this point, has not called for elections. In addition, there are reports that the oppression by the regime has increased. Not to mention attempting to steal their resources.

She has something he dearly wants, even though if she were to "give" it to him, it is not the same as being awarded it. It reminds me of him accepting someone's earned purple heart after he said he wanted one. Her motivation would probably be that she may think she could gain something to make life in Venezuela better. If so, someone needs to explain how he throughout his life never honored his promises and commitments to others.

Not to mention, even if she gives him her Nobel prize, all he gets is a decoration. The honor is still hers. She is the official winner. Her name is there for history. He, in fact, will be seen as twisting arms of others to get peace prizes. After all, who would have thought a soccer organization would award a peace prize.

[littlemissmartypants]

5. It doesn't matter what she (or anyone else) wants. ...

A psychopath does NOT play by any rules that a normal human with a conscience uses.

It's time to learn how to identify a psychopath. It's getting late in the game.

Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

[karynnj]

6. But, but ... he said he is constrained by just his morality

Except he has none!

[littlemissmartypants]

9. His morality:

Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

[littlemissmartypants]

3. If she gives him the medal, can she keep the cash prize? ...

Or does he require that, too?

[bluestarone]

4. I'm thinking ICE should arrest her and ship her to

maybe IRAN?

[Javaman]

10. that was my very first thought, that he'd have her arrested. nt

[kimbutgar]

7. She better be careful he doesn't imprison and take over Venezuela in a soft coup.

Sending his Nazis to take it over!

[snot]

8. The one good thing about his dismissal of her as a potential leader

is that it lays bare the fiction that US intervenes in other countries in order to spread democracy.

[GreenWave]

11. Dip it in blood to remind one and all she stayed quiet while trump murdered unarmed people on boats,

Some Peace Prize winner...

[SergeStorms]

12. Some people say....

ICE is having a raffle to see who gets to shoot her. "Some people say" that.......😒

[mdbl]

13. Too bad the ballroom isn't finished.

Could've had made it a big party.