00:00An interview with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corrina Machado.
00:05With the removal of Nicolas Maduro by the Trump administration, Machado still faces a lot of
00:10risks at home. But that didn't stop her from vowing to return and help usher in democracy in
00:15her country. You're going to have a prosperous Venezuela and the region. And I mean,
00:21if we make a comparison in history, this would mean for the Americas as much as the fall of the
00:30Berlin Wall had for Europe. It's equivalent. During the 45-minute conversation with The
00:36Post's Washington reporter Caitlin Dornbos, Venezuela's Iron Lady praised President Trump
00:41for his, in her words, historic action to remove Maduro. And don't forget, she actually gave the
00:46president her Nobel Peace Prize recently. Machado also detailed the 16 months that she spent hiding
00:53before she was able to flee back in December. At the time, Maduro's regime was hunting opposition
00:59leaders like her. She was unable to see family or friends or move freely in her own country.
01:05She said that not much has changed in that regard with Maduro's vice president, Delcey Rodriguez,
01:09now in charge. But Machado believes that if the Venezuelan people can safely, democratically
01:15choose a leader, things will change and change immediately. Particularly, she says, when it comes
01:20to new international investments, not just in Venezuela's huge oil and gas industry, but in
01:25things like electricity and infrastructure and tourism as well.
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