Machado described the more than one-hour meeting as "excellent," but did not disclose further details.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump was looking forward to the meeting with Machado. But she also said the meeting didn’t mean Trump’s opinion of her changed, calling it “a realistic assessment.”

The former administration of President Maduro is now still governing Venezuela. Venezuela’s interim authorities have been fully cooperating with the Trump administration, Leavitt said.