{"id":2530422,"date":"2026-01-06T08:16:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maria-machado-praises-trump-for-courageous-vision-and-historical-actions\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T08:18:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:18:55","slug":"maria-machado-praises-trump-for-courageous-vision-and-historical-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maria-machado-praises-trump-for-courageous-vision-and-historical-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria Machado praises Trump for \u2018courageous vision\u2019 and \u2018historical actions\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaria-machado-praises-trump-for-courageous-vision-and-historical-actions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2530422&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Corina Machado praised president Donald Trump for his role in removing and bringing charges against Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, calling his actions &#8220;courageous&#8221; and &#8220;historical.&#8221; Posting on X and speaking on Fox News&#8217; Hannity,she said Jan. 3, 2026, will be remembered as the day tyranny was defeated and that 30 million venezuelans are now closer to freedom. Machado repeated that she had dedicated her Nobel Prize to Trump in October 2025 and plans to reaffirm that dedication as of his role in ousting Maduro. She also said Maduro&#8217;s removal makes the United States safer and described the event as a major step for human dignity and freedom.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Maria Machado praises Trump for &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >courageous vision&#038;rsquo<\/a>; and &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-defends-trumps-order-to-arrest-maduro-saying-it-saved-countless-lives\/\" title=\"Bondi defends ...&#039;s order to arrest Maduro saying it &#039;saved countless lives&#039;\">historical actions&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2464170\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Nobel Peace Prize recipient and Venezuelan opposition leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4400705\/venezuela-opposition-leader-maria-machado-us-fulfilled-promise\/\">Maria Corina Machado<\/a> hailed President Donald Trump&rsquo;s effort to extract and arrest the country&rsquo;s former dictator, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4406772\/maduro-pleads-not-guilty-new-york-drug-charges\/\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On her X account on Jan. 3, Machado posted, &ldquo;Venezuelans, the hour of freedom has arrived.&rdquo; On Monday, Machado appeared on <em>Hannity<\/em> on Fox News. She said that Jan. 3, 2026, is a day that will be remembered forever in Venezuela as the day tyranny was defeated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4365086\/first-round-january-social-security-payments-eight-days\/\">First round of January Social Security payments goes out in eight days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4365133\/february-social-security-direct-payment-24-days\/\">February Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 24 days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4407877\/mike-johnson-says-not-to-expect-boots-on-the-ground-in-venezuela\/\">Mike Johnson says not to &lsquo;expect boots on the ground&rsquo; in Venezuela<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While speaking to Hannity, Machado was quite complimentary to Trump, praising him for his efforts to oust Maduro and bring him &ldquo;to justice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do want to say today, on behalf of the Venezuelan people, how grateful we are for his courageous vision, the actions, historical actions he has taken against this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republican-feuds-with-laura-loomer-doesnt-have-the-faintest-idea-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House Republican feuds with Laura Loomer: \u2018Doesn\u2019t have the faintest idea\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">narco-terrorist regime<\/a> to start dismantling this structure and bringing Maduro to justice, which means that 30 million Venezuelans are now closer to freedom, but also that the United States of America is a safer country nowadays,&rdquo; Machado said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADER <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MariaCorinaYA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MariaCorinaYA<\/a> SAYS MADURO BANNED HER FROM THE BALLOT BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were able to bring the country together to carry these elections organized by civil society with millions of people participating. And the fact is that, cowardly, he&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3m2ys39Yh3\">pic.twitter.com\/3m2ys39Yh3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sean Hannity &#127482;&#127480; (@seanhannity) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanhannity\/status\/2008376526203474139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Machado&rsquo;s words on Monday echo her sentiments from October 2025 after it was announced she was the recipient of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. She dedicated her award then to Trump because she felt he deserved it. Machado said she plans to repeat the dedication at some point in the future, especially because of his role in ousting Maduro.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I dedicated it to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/presidential\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President Trump<\/a> because I believed at that point that he deserved it,&rdquo; Machado said. &ldquo;A lot of people, most people, said it was impossible to achieve what he has just done on Saturday, January 3.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, if I believe he deserved it in October, imagine now,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;I think he has proven to the world what he means.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4406577\/seven-things-criminal-case-against-nicolas-maduro-cilia-flores\/\">SEVEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST MADURO AND HIS WIFE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She also emphasized the importance of removing Maduro and the significance that Jan. 3 will have in Venezuela. She called it a move that should not only be honored by the people of Venezuela but all people, everywhere, and that it was a &ldquo;huge step for humanity.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;January 3rd will go down in history as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maria-machado-praises-trump-for-his-courageous-visions-and-historical-actions\/\" title=\"... for his \u2018...s\u2019 and \u2018...\u2019\">day justice defeated tyranny<\/a>,&rdquo; said Machado. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a milestone, and it&rsquo;s not only huge for the Venezuelan people and our future, I think it&rsquo;s a huge step for humanity, for freedom, and human dignity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Machado lauds Trump for ousting Maduro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2530423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25283332522572.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[32319,64941,60622,61546],"class_list":["post-2530422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-donald-trump","tag-maria-corina-machado","tag-trump-praise","tag-venezuela-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25283332522572.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2530422"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2530426,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530422\/revisions\/2530426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2530423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2530422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2530422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2530422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}