Trump Offers U.S. Citizenship to 32 Million Venezuelans

Photo: President Donald J. Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 8, 2026, en route to Trump National Golf Club Washington D.C. in Sterling, Virginia. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Patrick B. Ruddy via Flickr. US government work. Article by Matt Ford. The New Republic – May 14, 2026.

President Donald Trump suggested earlier this week that Venezuela should be annexed by the United States. He reportedly told Fox News correspondent John Roberts—not to be confused with the chief justice—that he was “seriously considering a move to make Venezuela the fifty-first state.” This is a far-fetched idea, to say the least. Venezuela has no interest in voluntarily becoming a U.S. state, as its acting President Delcy Rodríguez told reporters on Monday. “We will continue to defend our integrity, our sovereignty, our independence, our history,” she said, adding that Venezuela was “not a colony, but a free country.” […]

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