From USA TODAY.

President Donald Trump will sit down with María Corina Machado this week in Washington, the White House said, after he indicated the Venezuelan politician’s involvement in the leadership of her country would hinge on a conversation with him.

A White House official said the meeting would take place on Jan. 15. Machado was also expected to meet with United States lawmakers during the visit.

"We are going to welcome her in Congress, and I’m sure that President Trump is going to be highly, highly pleased with that meeting," Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Florida, said on "Face the Nation" on Jan. 11.