María Machado Meets With Trump at High-Profile Meeting Over Venezuela’s Future

As Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado arrived at the White House Thursday for a lunch meeting with President Donald Trump, her main objective was to impress upon Trump the importance of transitioning Venezuela from an autocracy to a government elected by Venezuelans.

It may be an uphill climb. Since Trump ordered the arrest of the country’s dictator Nicolás Maduro in a military raid on Jan. 3, he has signaled support for Maduro’s ally Delcy Rodriguez as Venezuela’s interim President...