Trump Shares Image Depicting Venezuela as ’51st State’

Trump said successful an interrogation with Fox News’ co-anchor John Roberts that helium was considering making Venezuela the 51st US state. Credit: Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA via AMNA

US President Donald Trump shared a station connected his Truth Social relationship Saturday showing a representation of Venezuela overlaid with an American emblem and labeled “51st State.”

The station came a time aft Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez rejected the thought of the state becoming different US authorities pursuing Trump’s remarks that helium was “seriously considering” the move.

“We volition proceed defending the integrity, the sovereignty, the independence, our history, which is simply a past of glories of men and women that gave their beingness to marque definite that we were not colonies, but our autarkic country,” Rodriguez said.

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Her comments came aft Trump said successful an interrogation with Fox News’ co-anchor John Roberts that helium was considering making Venezuela the 51st US state.

Just got disconnected the telephone with @realDonaldTrump … helium told maine helium is earnestly considering a determination to marque Venezuela the 51st state… pic.twitter.com/cofs12dhUS

— John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) May 11, 2026

Following the seizure of erstwhile Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from his location successful Caracas and his transportation to the United States connected Jan. 2, Trump has repeatedly said helium is “getting on precise good with Venezuela.”

Trump has made similar comments astir Canada.

White House spokesperson Anna Kelly aboriginal declined to remark connected Trump’s plans successful an interrogation of her ain with Roberts connected Fox News. Kelly said the president is “famous for ne'er accepting the presumption quo,” and praised Rodríguez for “working incredibly cooperatively” with the U.S.

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