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Trump Proposes Making Venezuela the '51st State' Amid Oil Deal Discussions

Trump Proposes Making Venezuela the '51st State' Amid Oil Deal Discussions

Trump floats Venezuela becoming 51st US state as he touts oil deal
Trump floats Venezuela becoming 51st US state as he touts oil deal

Trump made the remarks while highlighting a shipment of one million barrels of Venezuelan crude that arrived in Texas under an oil agreement between Washington and Caracas. He described the...

Trump floats idea of Venezuela becoming ‘51st state’
Trump floats idea of Venezuela becoming ‘51st state’

US president hails arrival of free Venezuelan oil and outlines possible governor-led arrangement at Texas rally

‘Oil for Ourselves’: Trump Floats Making Venezuela a ‘Prosperous 51st State’
‘Oil for Ourselves’: Trump Floats Making Venezuela a ‘Prosperous 51st State’

President Donald Trump suggested to voters in Texas Tuesday that Venezuela could become a "prosperous 51st state" so the US could receive more oil.

Trump to greet Venezuelan oil shipment, calling it a ‘gift.’ The U.S. paid for it.
Trump to greet Venezuelan oil shipment, calling it a ‘gift.’ The U.S. paid for it.

The discounted crude is arriving in the U.S. as part of a deal with a firm controlled by a Venezuelan billionaire and is not expected to affect gas prices.

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