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Trump suggests Venezuela become the 51st US state and elect a governor

MercoPress
Published 28 Oct 2026, 2:36 pm·55 min ago·1 min read
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US President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that Venezuela become the 51st US state and that its citizens elect a governor instead of a president, at a rally at the port of Corpus Christi, Texas, where he announced the arrival of the first shipment of one million barrels of Venezuelan oil obtained under an agreement between Washington and Caracas.

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