# Venezuelan opposition leader Machado fails in return attempts as Rodriguez meets Trump

https://mins.news/en/item/69981

- Reuters, 2026-09-23 03:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelan-opposition-leader-machado-fails-return-attempts-rodriguez-meets-trump-2026-09-23/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab347ccf43c0f0001de9677

> Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado made three unsuccessful attempts to return to Venezuela in recent hours, according to her team and media reports. Interim President Delcy Rodriguez meanwhile met US President Donald Trump in New York.

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