{"id":2601214,"date":"2026-05-11T12:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-seriously-considering-making-venezuela-the-51st-state\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:12:38","slug":"trump-seriously-considering-making-venezuela-the-51st-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-seriously-considering-making-venezuela-the-51st-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump &#8216;seriously considering making Venezuela the 51st state&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-seriously-considering-making-venezuela-the-51st-state%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2601214&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump said Monday that he is \u201cseriously considering\u201d making Venezuela the 51st U.S. state, months after removing Nicolas Maduro from power. Speaking to Fox News, Trump pointed to Venezuela\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >vast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunters-world-biden-son-had-tentacles-in-dark-corners-of-the-world-far-beyond-china-ukraine\/\" title=\"Hunter\u2019s World: Biden Son Had Tentacles In Dark Corners Of the World Far Beyond China, Ukraine\">oil reserves<\/a><\/a> as a key reason, and added, \u201cVenezuela loves Trump.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>The remarks come as the administration has emphasized stabilizing the Americas, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio influencing the approach. After a Jan. 3 operation that captured Maduro and was meant to bring him to the U.S. for trial, Trump also urged American oil companies to return to Venezuela to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysts-expect-crude-oil-prices-to-keep-rising-throughout-the-year\/\" title=\"Analysts expect crude oil prices to keep rising throughout the year\">increase oil production<\/a> and refining. U.S. flights resumed earlier this month; Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela\u2019s interim president, said new elections would be held \u201csometime,\u201d without specifying a timeline.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4559505\/trumps-meeting-with-brazilian-president-lula-goes-dark\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> said Monday that he\u2019s considering making Venezuela the 51st American state, months after removing former dictator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2252\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> from power.<\/p>\n<p>Trump spoke to Fox News on Monday, stating that he was \u201cseriously considering\u201d the proposition. 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