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 state following Trump’s remarks that he was “seriously considering” the move.
“We will continue defending the integrity, the sovereignty, the independence, our history, which is a history of glories of men and women that gave their life to make sure that we were not colonies, but our independent country,” Rodriguez said.
Her comments came after Trump said in an interview with Fox News’ co-anchor John Roberts that he was considering making Venezuela the 51st US state.
Just got off the phone with @realDonaldTrump … he told me he is seriously considering a move to make Venezuela the 51st state… pic.twitter.com/cofs12dhUS
— John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) May 11, 2026
Following the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from his home in Caracas and his transfer to the United States on Jan. 2, Trump has repeatedly said he is “getting along very well with Venezuela.”
Trump has made similar comments about Canada.
White House spokesperson Anna Kelly later declined to comment on Trump’s plans in an interview of her own with Roberts on Fox News. Kelly said the president is “famous for never accepting the status quo,” and praised Rodríguez for “working incredibly cooperatively” with the U.S.
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