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Machado Returns to Venezuela as Thousands Rally in Caracas

By Drooid · Oct 26, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC · How we work

Center

Trump Facilitates Return

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned on 25 October 2026, landing in Lara state before reaching Caracas.
Foreign-affairs adviser David Smolansky thanked President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the U.S. government and allied nations for enabling her safe return.
Thousands gathered at Rosa church in Lara, in Caracas, chanting name and waving flags.
Edmundo González Urrutia confirmed Machado’s return on X and said he would join her.

Right

Mass Venezuelan Celebration

Opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on 25 October 2026, arriving in Lara before traveling to Caracas.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he was unaware of Machado’s return, calling her a very nice woman.
Thousands of Venezuelans lined highways, toll plazas and streets, waving flags and chanting as Machado entered Caracas.
Venezuelan authorities still list Machado as a fugitive, keeping the travel ban that bars her from leaving.

Blindspot

Venezuelan authorities continue to list María Corina Machado as a fugitive and say she remains barred from leaving the country, according to the Right-leaning sources.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Right-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Trump Facilitates Return

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned on 25 October 2026, landing in Lara state before reaching Caracas.
Foreign-affairs adviser David Smolansky thanked President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the U.S. government and allied nations for enabling her safe return.
Thousands gathered at Rosa church in Lara, in Caracas, chanting name and waving flags.
Edmundo González Urrutia confirmed Machado’s return on X and said he would join her.

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