"time" magazine described guaidó as charismatic, saying that he had "unified a divided opposition". he is known for "building unity among fellow legislators", according to a bloomberg article. michael shifter said that he "has tried to reach out to the military, tried to unify the opposition and tried to reach chavista folks as well". guaidó is described by fellow politician freddy guevara as humble, sincere, a fighter, and "eternal optimist", and david smolansky says that he "was incredibly brave [to challenge maduro]". vox interviewed an expert on venezuelan politics who said that guaidó was "uncharismatic", and compared him to former us president barack obama, saying they were similar at public addresses. "the guardian" noted that guaidó has adopted the same "rallying cry" as obama's "yes we can": "sí, se puede!". an article in "the nation" calls guaidó a "second-string politician" who "simply declared himself acting president" in a brazen power grab. "the guardian" reported concerns that guaidó was allied with far-right leaders, brazil's jair bolsonaro and the united states' donald trump.