Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Accuses Trump's Oil Partner and Seeks Return and New Elections
Photo: The New York TimesHow the sides differ Left sources stress Machado's corruption accusation against a businessman; alternative sources stress opposition backing and her election push; right sources have not covered the story.
Left-leaning outlets report that Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, in a wide-ranging interview, called a businessman described as President Trump's new oil partner corrupt. The businessman denied her accusations. In the same interview she promised to return to Venezuela sooner than people would expect. Al Jazeera, an alternative outlet, describes her as an exiled Nobel laureate and reports that the Venezuelan opposition has renewed its support for her as its leader.
Al Jazeera adds that Machado has petitioned for new elections in Venezuela and for the country to allow her to come back. The articles give no dates, locations or details of what happens next, and they do not spell out the specifics of the accusation. Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative outlets had. Those covering it differ in focus: the left-leaning report centers on her accusation and the businessman's denial, while the alternative report centers on opposition backing for her leadership and her demands for elections and a return.
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The New York Times leads with Machado's corruption accusation against a businessman tied to Trump's oil plans, includes his denial, and features Machado's own words about returning to Venezuela soon.
Al Jazeera leads with the opposition renewing its support for Machado as leader, describing her as an exiled Nobel laureate who has petitioned for new elections and for permission to return.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.