Q1: Why did you align yourself with the American Left and the globalists in publicly praising the fraudulent 2020 presidential election, despite widespread objections from Americans and patriots worldwide who argued that the 2020 election, which I won by historically record numbers, was rigged and stolen?
“I am convinced that American democracy was not mistaken.”
Q2: María Corina Machado, why did you support Venezuela’s Law for Disarmament and Control of Arms and Ammunition? Why did you vote in favor of it alongside Chavismo? What was your political and ideological role in advancing gun-control policies that weakened Venezuelans’ ability to defend themselves, both before and during the consolidation of Chavismo?
“In the coming days, consultations will begin on the Disarmament Law with different sectors and communities; I will share the agenda here so that you can participate!”
“If there were political will, the Law for Disarmament and the Control of Arms and Ammunition would have already been approved.”
Q3: Did you—the so-called “opposition”—participate in or benefit from negotiations, pacts, or pre-electoral agreements that secured the release and return of Maduro’s nephews, convicted in the United States of drug trafficking after being caught with more than 1,500 pounds of cocaine, as well as the scandalous release and return to Venezuela of Alex Saab, the regime’s chief money-launderer and financial operator, in exchange for legitimizing your “free elections” staged under tyranny on July 28, 2025?
These releases were not the product of authentic opposition efforts but the direct result of the so-called Barbados Table, packaged as a “democratic transition” and “free elections” that never existed. In truth, it was all part of a scheme to guarantee impunity and recover key operatives captured during President Trump’s first presidency.
María Corina Machado described the exchange that allowed Alex Saab’s return to Venezuela as “an episode within that path of construction” toward “free and fair elections.” She also acknowledged having been “involved” in the Barbados negotiations, as well as in the “complementary” talks between the United States and Venezuela, in order to “contribute” to that objective.
Q4: For what reason have you participated in left-wing gatherings such as the INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST organization, and what ongoing political ties have you maintained with international social- democratic or progressive forums?
Machado’s complicity even crosses borders. By embracing globalist frameworks that erode sovereignty and participating in forums such as the Socialist International, she aligns herself with the very ideological currents that sustain the Venezuelan dictatorship. Machado’s “opposition” has not only failed to dismantle Chavismo—it has actively enabled it, reinforcing the same system of control it claims to challenge.
Post by María Teresa Belandria on X (Twitter): “With the President of the Socialist International of Women in Mexico, María Corina Machado.”
María Corina Machado actively participating in a meeting of the Socialist International.
Q5: Why do you lead the same political structure once run by your close colleague Juan Guaidó, whom I supported politically and with millions in USAID funds (American taxpayer money) that he stole? The same actors who have failed since 1999 remain your core team. Why should Venezuelans believe this time will be any different if you never broke with that system of controlled opposition?
Guaidó’s betrayal was not only political but financial. He orchestrated the largest international swindle against the Venezuelan cause, becoming the economic executioner of the people’s hope. To that end, he diverted funds from USAID, along with resources from other foreign aid programs, looted for the same purpose. That money was meant to help liberate Venezuela.
Venezuela’s problem isn’t just Maduro—it’s the recycled traditional opposition.
For years, Washington poured extraordinary resources into supporting Venezuela’s fight for freedom. There was international recognition, political and humanitarian funding, and unprecedented backing. What was the result? Nothing. The regime grew stronger, and hope faded.
Today, you do not represent a real break with the past. You represent the continuation of the same failed ecosystem: the same parties, the same power brokers, the same cycle of political seasons. Guaidó yesterday, you today, someone else tomorrow.
The so-called traditional opposition is a closed system that recycles leadership, protects its own interests, and shuts out anyone who represents a genuine rupture. And when even international cooperation programs had to be shut down—as I did with USAID—because those coalitions produced no real results, the message became clear: the problem isn’t a lack of support, it’s a lack of resolve and a refusal to break with the same people.
Venezuela does not need another face within the same system.
It needs a clean break from the political class that has failed the country since 1958. Without that, no leader—no matter how popular they may seem—will be able to truly free Venezuela.
The lesson could not be clearer. Continuing to invest resources, credibility, and strategic capital in this oppoFiction is not a strategy— it is surrender. It guarantees only failure, strengthens the regime, and undermines the United States' leadership in the hemisphere.
Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, the United States must not repeat the mistakes of the past—neither with Venezuela nor with Cuba. It is time to break with the false intermediaries and instead nempower those who represent a genuine opposition. Only then can Castro-Chavismo be dismantled and Venezuela restored as a free nation and a reliable U.S. ally in the defense of liberty.
READ: María Corina Machado & Co.: The False Opposition Keeping Chavismo Alive
