Venezuela¡¯s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado held private talks in the White House Friday as she struggles to retain her political voice in the face of the Trump administration¡¯s growing support for her rival in Caracas, interim President Delcy Rodriguez.

The talks prompted dual narratives from people familiar with the discussions who were not authorized to speak publicly.

¡°This was a private and extensive meeting in which the next steps to advance the transition in Venezuela were discussed,¡± according to Machado¡¯s spokesperson, adding that the meeting, Machado¡¯s second in the White House, lasted two hours.