The Trump administration isn’t just facing coup-like conditions within its own ranks.

White House officials met with Venezuelan military officers to discuss overthrowing the troubled South American country’s leader, according to a published report.

After the secret meetings, the Trump officials eventually decided not to help, The New York Times reported.

Trump has blasted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s regime. Under Maduro, the country’s economy has plummeted, violent protests have erupted and emigrants have fled en masse.

The New York Times, citing unnamed US officials and a former Venezuelan commander who took part in the talks, said in a story published Saturday that the coup plans stalled.

The White House declined to go into detail about the talks, but stressed the need for “dialogue with all Venezuelans who demonstrate a desire for democracy.”

In August 2017, media reports said Trump asked top advisors about the potential for a US invasion of Venezuela. Around the same time, he said publicly that he would not rule out a “military option” to end the chaos there.

Saturday’s report in The Times came after a week of furor over a forthcoming book from Bob Woodward, who wrote that senior Trump officials have worked to subvert parts of his agenda.