Trump's Crazy Plan to Make Venezuela the 51st US State

US President Donald Trump has once again floated a wild idea. Not about Iran, Trump is now proposing the notion of making Venezuela part of US territory. Relations between the US and Venezuela have heated up after US troops captured former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Ciracas, Venezuela, on 3 January 2026. That capture was then used by Trump to take control of Venezuela’s natural resources, particularly oil. Not stopping there, Trump then posted a controversial message in March 2026 regarding the discourse on taking over Venezuelan territory. He wants to make the country a part of the US. On his Truth Social platform last March, Trump wrote: “Good things are happening in Venezuela lately! I wonder what miracle this is? STATEHOOD, #51, ANYONE INTERESTED?” Trump reportedly told Fox News on Monday (11/5) local time that he is “serious” about considering making Venezuela the 51st US state. Response from the Venezuelan President Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez has affirmed that her government has “never” considered becoming the 51st state of the United States. This was stated after US President Donald Trump expressed that he is seriously considering making Venezuela a US state, following the capture of her president, Nicolas Maduro. “That will never be considered, because if there is one thing that we, the men and women of Venezuela, possess, it is that we love our independence process, we love our male and female independence heroes,” Rodriguez said to reporters as she left a hearing at the International Court in The Hague, reported by AFP news agency, Tuesday (12/5/2026). When asked about the prospect of US statehood status, Rodriguez emphasised that her government is working on an “agenda of diplomatic cooperation” with the United States. Since taking over power from the long-ruling Maduro, Rodriguez has led the thawing of relations with Washington under heavy pressure to meet Trump’s demands for access to Venezuela’s vast fossil fuel reserves. Trump has repeatedly praised Rodriguez, who has approved reforms opening up Venezuela’s mining and oil sectors to foreign companies, especially from the US. Rodriguez, who previously served as Maduro’s vice president, has also pushed for the passage of an amnesty law that has led to the release of hundreds of political prisoners, although around 500 people remain behind bars.