Donald Trump suggests Venezuela could become the 51st U.S. state with a governor instead of a president

Updated 2026-10-30 · told from many outlets at once

Donald Trump proposed making Venezuela the 51st U.S. state and said the U.S. would extract oil from Venezuela, with the Pentagon owning 35% of a company.

• Donald Trump suggested Venezuela become the 51st state of the US.
• The agreement allows the United States access to a fifth of Venezuelan oil reserves.
• The Pentagon has a 35 percent stake in the company.
• Donald Trump claimed the arriving tanker carried one million barrels of crude oil from Venezuela.
• The US government announced support for a plan to reform Venezuela's judicial and electoral system.
• The Venezuelan government has dismissed the idea of joining the United States.

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