María Corina Machado says the people of Venezuela have picked her opposition movement to lead the country, as former President Nicolás Maduro’s ouster over the weekend leaves questions about Venezuela’s political future. Machado spoke with “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil in a network exclusive less than a week after the U.S. military captured Maduro
Nicolás Maduro may be gone, but his deputies are still in power in Caracas, and the question of who should lead Venezuela is an urgent one. In a network exclusive with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she’s already been chosen to lead. Original CBS News Link</a
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María Corina Machado said the day of Nicolás Maduro’s capture “will go down in history as the day justice defeated tyranny” and that President Trump and the U.S. “have done much more than anybody thought was possible.” “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil asked the Venezuelan opposition leader: “Do you think Donald Trump and the
Washington — The White House said Tuesday officials are discussing a wide range of options for acquiring Greenland, including using the U.S. military to take it by force. Senior administration officials are also discussing possibly acquiring Greenland from Denmark or forming a compact of free association, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Reuters was first
One of President Trump’s rationales for ordering the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was his claim that Maduro was responsible for trafficking “colossal amounts of deadly and illicit drugs” into the United States, fueling the overdose deaths of “countless Americans.” But experts who study drug trafficking told CBS News these claims are exaggerated.
One of President Trump’s rationales for ordering the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was his claim that Maduro was responsible for trafficking “colossal amounts of deadly and illicit drugs” into the United States, fueling the overdose deaths of “countless Americans.” But experts who study drug trafficking told CBS News these claims are exaggerated.