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12.05.26 - 01:12
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Trump Floats Making Venezuela The 51st State (ZeroHedge)
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Trump Floats Making Venezuela The 51st State
First Canada, then Greenland… and now Venezuela?
President Donald Trump said Monday he is seriously considering annexing the South American nation as the 51st U.S. state, citing the country's vast oil reserves and what he described as strong local support for his leadership.
In a telephone interview with Fox News anchor John Roberts, Trump mused that he is weighing the move for a nation that holds an estimated $40 trillion in oil resources.
NEW: President Trump tells @FoxNews colleague @johnrobertsFox in a phone call just now that he is “seriously considering making Venezuela the 51st US state”, adding that there is $40 trillion in oil there and “Venezuela loves Trump”.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) May 11, 2026
“Venezuela loves Trump,” the president told the reporter.
The suggestion comes months after U.S. forces conducted a military operation in Venezuela in January that resulted in the capture of longtime President Nicolás Madu...
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