Trump says he’s seriously considering making Venezuela the 51st US state
John Roberts said Trump was seriously considering the move, while Delcy Rodríguez said Venezuela would never surrender its independence.
- On Monday, May 11, 2026, President Trump told Fox News correspondent John Roberts that he is "seriously considering" making Venezuela the 51st U.S. state.
- In a live interview, President Trump linked the statehood proposal to Venezuela's vast natural resources, specifically highlighting an estimated $40 trillion in oil reserves that he argued would be better managed under U.S. control.
- The announcement follows a significant shift in U.S.-Venezuela relations that began in January 2026, when U.S. special forces captured former leader Nicolás Maduro, leading to the installation of an interim administration that has already signed multi-billion dollar energy deals with American firms.
- Venezuela’s acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, immediately rejected the proposal, stating that while her government seeks cooperation with Washington, Venezuela is a "free country" and has no plans to become a U.S. colony or state.
- Legal and constitutional experts have noted that any such annexation would require not only a formal treaty and the consent of the Venezuelan people but also the approval of the U.S. Congress under the Constitution’s Admission Clause.
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Trump 'Seriously Considering' Expanding US by Adding This Country as the 51st State
Getty Images Donald Trump reportedly set sights on expanding the territory of the United States by adding a 51st state. The 79-year-old president took to Truth Social to signal that his interest in bringing Venezuela on as a state. In a post on Tuesday evening (May 12), he shared a zoomed-in map that featured a U.S. flag superimposed over the South American country. His post comes roughly a day after Fox News reporter John Roberts posted on X ab…
Ameriški predsednik Donald Trump je v torek na svojem družbenem omrežju Truth Social objavil zemljevid Venezuele z ameriško zastavo in napisom "51. država ZDA". Pred odhodom na Kitajsko pa je novinarjem dejal še, da bo osvobodil vse politične zapornike v tej državi. Delcy Rodríguez, which is a good thing Nicolasa Madura opravlja predsedniške dolžnosti, je po novih Trumpovih colonalističnih težnjah jasno dejala, da Venezuela nima nikakršnih načrt…
Trump Shares Image Depicting Venezuela as '51st State'
Trump said in an interview with Fox News’ co-anchor John Roberts that he was considering making Venezuela the 51st US state. Credit: Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA via AMNA US President Donald Trump shared a post on his Truth Social account Saturday showing a map of Venezuela overlaid with an American flag and labeled “51st State.” The post came a day after Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez rejected the idea of the country becoming another US st…
Donad Trump published a drawing showing Venezuela as the American "51st State". ...
First Canada, then Greenland - and now Venezuela: US President Trump again provokes with expansion ideas. In a post the South American country appears already in the colors of the US flag. The Venezuelan leadership tries to appease.
El Confidencial
President Donald Trump shared on Tuesday on his Social Truth network an image of the map of Venezuela painted with the US flag and the legend "State 51", after having affirmed in an interview a day before that he considered "seriously" the possibility of incorporating the South American country into the United States.Trump shared the image of the map without issuing comments, only accompanied by "State 51", an idea with which he had joked during…
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