Trump Posts Image Depicting Venezuela as 51st US State
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US President Donald Trump published a provocative social media post depicting Venezuela as the 51st state of the United States. Trump told Fox News that he is considering whether the South American country should become a new US state. The post came one day after Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez declared that her country has "never" considered becoming the 51st US state. The timing of Trump's post appears to be a direct response to Rodríguez's statement, escalating tensions between the two countries amid ongoing political disputes over Venezuela's contested leadership and governance.