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Venezuelan opposition leader Machado returns from exile; Rubio says interim government cleared her return

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Opposition leader María Machado returns from exile to a Venezuela reshaped by Trump
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Summary

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela from exile. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Venezuela's interim government told the U.S. "weeks and weeks" earlier that she could return without interference. BBC reports that her return comes with Trump's blessing, even though Washington is happy with Venezuela's existing leader, at least for the time being, and describes it as a return to a Venezuela reshaped by Trump.

This continues an earlier story: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returns home from exile

Later: Machado returns to Venezuela after ten months in exile, thanking Trump and calling for elections

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  1. CBS News

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    CBS News reports that Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Venezuela's interim government told the U.S. "weeks and weeks" earlier that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado could return to the country without interference.

  2. BBC

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    BBC reports that opposition leader Maria Machado has returned from exile to a Venezuela reshaped by Trump, with Trump's blessing, even though Washington is happy with Venezuela's existing leader at least for the time being.

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