Trump suggests making Venezuela the 51st US state
Donald Trump has proposed making Venezuela the 51st US state, electing a governor instead of a president, according to CNN.
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AIUS President Donald Trump has proposed making Venezuela the 51st US state, with the election of a governor instead of a president, saying this "could soon make it a prosperous state," according to CNN.
Trump made the remarks during a campaign rally in Texas, where he praised improving relations between Washington and Caracas, as well as major US oil companies' investments in Venezuela.
The US president noted that "Venezuela has vast oil reserves," highlighting the arrival of a shipment containing one million barrels of oil to Texas as part of an agreement between the two countries.
Trump's comments came in the context of discussing economic and oil relations between the United States and Venezuela, amid US interest in benefiting from Venezuelan oil resources and strengthening cooperation between the two sides.