In a bombshell disclosure from Washington, Venezuelan opposition icon Maria Corina Machado, fresh off presenting her Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump, unveiled the nightmarish details of her high-seas flight from Nicolas Maduro’s clutches. Speaking at a Heritage Foundation event, the leader painted a vivid picture of survival against insurmountable odds.
The escape turned catastrophic when monstrous six-foot-plus waves slammed into their boat, wounding Machado amid relentless gales that crippled navigation. GPS blacked out, satellite comms died, and Starlink sputtered – all at once, stranding them in open waters for hours of sheer terror.
“We pushed through, but it was touch-and-go,” she shared, attributing survival to divine intervention rather than luck. Protective of her escape team’s safety, Machado promised comprehensive accounts later, once threats subside.
She recast U.S. actions against Venezuela as a crusade against narco-criminal networks, not petty grudges. As a voice for millions committed to liberty, she rallied behind Trump’s administration for upholding democratic mandates and justice.
Linking Venezuela’s turmoil to American prosperity, Machado argued that post-January 3 stability would fortify U.S. borders and economies. Her vision for democracy includes constitutional fidelity, releasing political detainees, dismantling abuse facilities, securing media freedoms, expediting searches for the vanished, and reversing migration as a regime tool.
“People will return if hope dawns,” she urged, positioning her movement as the antidote to Venezuela’s protracted crisis. This testimony not only humanizes her defiance but spotlights the human cost of Maduro’s rule, galvanizing international resolve.