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Rubio responds to Machado return: Can’t ‘street-protest your way into a democracy’

Rubio responds to Machado return: Can’t ‘street-protest your way into a democracy’

Summary

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio commented Monday on Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s return to Venezuela. He said that people cannot “street-protest your way into a democracy,” while also praising her return, according to the article.

Key Facts

  • Machado returned to Venezuela after being in exile.
  • Rubio spoke to reporters on Monday.
  • Rubio warned that street protests alone cannot establish a democracy.
  • Rubio did not explicitly name Machado in the quoted warning.
  • Rubio also praised Machado’s return.
  • Axios was cited as the source of Rubio’s remarks.
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