Overview
- Speaking virtually from Caracas, she urged Peruvians ahead of the 2026 vote to “choose well” and resist populism, calling this a decisive moment for Latin American democracies.
- Days earlier in Miami, she called a U.S. military operation in the Caribbean “necessary,” asserting Nicolás Maduro “started this war” and President Donald Trump “is finishing it.”
- Press reports attribute at least 67 deaths to the operation, elevating tensions between Caracas and Washington, with Trump telling CBS that Maduro’s days are “numbered.”
- Machado accused Maduro of waging war on his own population and described chavismo as a trafficking network weakened by recent U.S. actions, saying change in Venezuela could ripple to Cuba and Nicaragua.
- Coverage across regional outlets is sharply divided, with some emphasizing her pro-democracy appeal and others condemning her support for lethal force.