President Donald Trump took to the stage Tuesday at a venue in Corpus Christi, Texas, and said to the crowd, “See that little ship out there? It’s got 1 million barrels of oil on it from Venezuela.”
The president recounted to the crowd the U.S. operation in Venezuela earlier this year that captured former leader Nicolás Maduro and said, “To the victor belongs the spoils.”
Trump then suggested Venezuela could become part of the U.S. and said, “Let’s make it the 51st state.”
The same Trump had touted in recent past that Canada will become the 51st state America but the territorial ambition drew the ire of Prime minister Mark Carney and the good people of Canada who challenged him and he had to drop the idea.
