{"id":2601347,"date":"2026-05-11T16:44:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/delcy-rodriguez-says-venezuela-will-never-be-51st-us-state\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:45:32","slug":"delcy-rodriguez-says-venezuela-will-never-be-51st-us-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/delcy-rodriguez-says-venezuela-will-never-be-51st-us-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Delcy Rodriguez says Venezuela will &#8216;never&#8217; be 51st US state"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fdelcy-rodriguez-says-venezuela-will-never-be-51st-us-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=2601347&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>Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela\u2019s leader, responded to comments from President Donald Trump suggesting the country could become the 51st U.S. state. Trump allegedly floated the idea during a call with Fox News anchor John Roberts, pointing to Venezuela\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jabs-at-india-in-pakistan-trade-deal-announcement-gives-update-on-south-korea-talks-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... jabs at India in Pakistan trade deal announcement, gives update on South Korea talks - Washington Examiner\">large oil reserves<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez dismissed the proposal, saying Venezuela woudl \u201cnever\u201d consider statehood and that Venezuelans remain committed to protecting their independence and sovereignty. The article notes that, under the U.S. Constitution, Congress would need to approve any new state.<\/p>\n<p>It also says U.S.-Venezuela relations have improved in recent months after Nicolas Maduro was removed from power, including renewed commercial flights and more diplomatic engagement.  <\/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>Delcy Rodriguez said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"910\">Venezuela<\/a> would \u201cnever\u201d become part of the United States after President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> floated the idea of making the country the 51st state.<\/p>\n<p>Trump reportedly said he was \u201cseriously considering\u201d turning Venezuela into the 51st U.S. state during a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livenowfox.com\/video\/fmc-o4bpeqoehe3yi07e\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.livenowfox.com\/video\/fmc-o4bpeqoehe3yi07e\">phone call<\/a> with Fox News anchor John Roberts, citing the country\u2019s massive oil reserves as a key reason behind the proposal.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4563391\/finland-president-stubb-russia-ukraine-talks\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hawkish Finnish president says it\u2019s \u2018time to start talking to Russia\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4562765\/trump-iran-nuclear-dust\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says Iran agreed to give up the \u2018nuclear dust\u2019 but the US has to take it out<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4562385\/trump-iran-proposal-totally-unacceptable\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says latest Iran peace proposal is \u2018totally unacceptable\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The remarks come months after former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro was removed from power. Rodriguez, Maduro\u2019s former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>, has led the country since then while pursuing limited economic and diplomatic reforms amid pressure from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1131\">Washington<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump allegedly claimed Venezuela has roughly $40 trillion worth of oil and added that \u201cVenezuela loves Trump.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez rejected the idea, telling reporters that Venezuela would \u201cnever\u201d consider statehood because Venezuelans \u201clove our independence process\u201d and remain committed to defending the country\u2019s sovereignty. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4559302\/trumpworld-debates-marco-rubio-rise-2028-election\/\"><strong>MARCO-MANIA OR \u2018MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL?\u2019 TRUMPWORLD DEBATES RUBIO\u2019S RISE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Under the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/constitution\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"424\">Constitution<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"31\">Congress<\/a> must approve the admission of any new state. Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >previously floated annexing<\/a> other territories, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"366\">Canada<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greenland\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4468\">Greenland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Relations between the U.S. and Venezuela have improved in the months following Maduro\u2019s deposition, with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4549718\/first-commercial-flight-us-venezuela-seven-years\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4549718\/first-commercial-flight-us-venezuela-seven-years\/\">flights between the countries <\/a>resuming and diplomatic contacts increasing after years of strained ties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delcy Rodriguez: Venezuela would \u201cnever\u201d be a U.S. state<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2601349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26042791192875.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[70075,32319,79487,50813],"class_list":["post-2601347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-delcy-rodriguez","tag-donald-trump","tag-u-s-statehood","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26042791192875.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601347"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601352,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601347\/revisions\/2601352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}