Trump to Meet Venezuelan 'Democracy' Leader Backed by US Regime Change Playbook
Al Jazeera reports that Donald Trump is slated to meet with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. The framing suggests Machado has been 'frozen out' of US discussions, painting her as a sidelined figure simply seeking engagement. What's conveniently left unsaid is the deep, bipartisan US history of backing Venezuelan opposition movements, often with the express goal of regime change.
Machado, a vocal proponent of sanctions against Venezuela, aligns perfectly with a long-standing US policy of economic strangulation designed to destabilize the government. One might recall similar 'democratic' endorsements in places like Chile under Allende, or the very coup attempts against Chavez in 2002. It appears that 'democracy' in Washington often means backing whoever promises to align
with US corporate and geopolitical interests, regardless of the will of the people or the devastating humanitarian cost of sanctions.