President Donald Trump met Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Thursday, whose political party is widely believed to have beaten former President Nicolás Maduro in the 2024 election.

Trump’s initial reference to canceling the elections came during his Jan. 6 address to House Republicans as they gathered at the Kennedy Center to discuss their agenda for the year ahead. Criticizing Democrats, Trump said “they have the worst policy” and questioned “how we have to even run against these people.”