Trump denies asking Maria Corina Machado not to return to Venezuela after quake

US President Donald Trump has denied asking Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado not to return to Venezuela after the recent earthquakes, calling such suggestions unfounded. "No, para nada. ¿Cómo le voy a decir eso?" Trump responded aboard Air Force One during his return from Turkey Source: hoydo. The denial came after Axios reported that administration officials considered Machado's attempted return an "act of grotesque political opportunism" Source: elnacionalve.

Machado, who has been exiled, wrote on social media: "Voy a volver. No como un evento, sino como una promesa que se cumple paso a paso, porque mi lugar está allá, con ustedes" Source: elnacionalve. Meanwhile, the death toll from the double earthquake two weeks ago rose to 3,811, with 16,740 injured and 17,907 people left homeless, according to official figures Source: hoydo.