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News · 17 March 2026

Trump Suggests Venezuela Become US 51st State

Trump Suggests Venezuela Become US 51st State

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US companies plan billions in Venezuelan oil investments. On Tuesday, Donald Trump proposed Venezuela become the 51st US state, posting on Truth Social after its baseball team beat Italy 4-2. This followed a US special forces operation two months prior, detaining President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas.

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