A Venezuelan woman delivers a powerful speech during a protest on live television against the U.S. invasion of Venezuela and against the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Video: @telesurtv | Wear The Peace

Mixed messages emerged in Washington over Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado after President Donald Trump questioned whether she has sufficient support inside Venezuela to lead the country. Trump described her as a “very nice woman” but suggested she lacks the respect needed to govern, sparking concern among Venezuelan activists and allies closely following U.S. signals on the crisis. Shortly after, Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart publicly pushed back, rejecting any suggestion that U.S. Re