Machado’s fate a warning to traitors: “Betrayers to face humiliation”

Pars Today — While some had expected that after the arrest of Maduro, the Venezuelan opposition led by Machado would rise to take charge of the country, the U.S. president stated that she holds no respect in her own country.

Events in Venezuela unfolded rapidly. Although President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were reportedly abducted by U.S. Delta forces, the vice president and Venezuelan personnel remain in office.

According to Pars Today, citing Fars News Agency, while it was expected that Trump might hand control of Venezuela to Maria Machado, he told reporters that he considers Machado unqualified to take charge in this matter.

In the meantime, Machado had become a cooperative ally of the Americans, and when she received her “political Nobel,” she considered Trump more deserving than herself for the Nobel Peace Prize. She had repeatedly called on the U.S. to launch a military attack on her country and played a role in psychologically preparing for and facilitating the assault and blockade of Venezuela—but now her hands are empty more than ever.

At a press conference following the abduction of Venezuela’s president, Trump was asked whether he planned to contact Maria Machado. He replied: “No! She's a very nice woman, but she doesn't have the respect within the country.”

In this context, some social media users described this as the consequence of Machado’s betrayal, noting that it is the fate of all traitors.

Ultimately, the Machado episode once again laid bare the old political truth that foreign powers are not saviors; they cooperate only as long as it serves their own interests. An opposition that sacrifices itself to satisfy Washington can, at critical moments, be sidelined even in the calculations of those very think tanks.

Maria Machado being “left empty-handed” was not a random event, but the natural outcome of betting on foreigners and turning against one’s own people—a predictable end for a project that traded domestic legitimacy for external promises, and when the reckoning came, received nothing but silence and denial.

The United States has shown that it is pursuing a form of modern colonization, focused on Venezuela’s interests and oil, with deceptive slogans forming part of the plan. The country has never offered any real benefit to the Venezuelan people.

For Washington, “saving nations” is merely a propaganda slogan; in practice, its goal is political containment, resource plundering, and the consolidation of new forms of dominance.

Machado’s fate serves as a warning to all movements that turn their backs on their own people and place their hopes in foreigners. In this game, there is neither crown nor reward—the only outcome for those who serve outsiders is forgetfulness and humiliation.