Bangladesh, July 14 -- The US government, under President Donald Trump, has ironically enough blocked opposition leader María Corina Machado from returning to earthquake-devastated Venezuela, even describing her efforts as an attempted political “coup.” This development highlights the unpredictable nature of Venezuelan politics in mid-2026.

Machado, a leading Venezuelan opposition figure, won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize amid controversy and later symbolically gave it to Trump. She has a long record of anti-Chavista activism, including involvement in the 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chavez. Disqualified from the 2024 presidential race, she lived in hiding, fled Venezuela in late 2025 to accept the Nobel, and vowed in Oct...