Trump 'seriously considering' plan to make Venezuela and its $40 trillion in oil permanent part of USA | Flipboard
The provided text is a collection of news snippets and headlines. It covers President Trump's comments regarding Venezuela potentially becoming a U.S. state, his diplomatic nominations of Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano, and a response from Venezuela's acting president rejecting the 51st state proposal.
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“Trump 'seriously considering' plan to make Venezuela and its $40 trillion in oil permanent part of USA”
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Two independent cross-references from Flipboard report that President Trump is weighing/eyeing making Venezuela the 51st state, and web search results confirm Delcy Rodríguez responded to these specific remarks.
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— The possibility of a United States-led invasion of Venezuela has been frequently discussed during the presidencies of Donald Trump.
In 2017, during his first presidency, Trump said that he was "not go…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_United_States_invasio…
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— The diplomatic relationship between the United States of America and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela were strained during parts of the 21st century.
Relations were strong during the second half o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States–Venezuela_relati…
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— On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_interventio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_interventio…
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“U.S. intervention that removed President Nicolas Maduro from power”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that on January 3, 2026, the U.S. launched 'Operation Absolute Resolve,' a military strike that captured President Nicolás Maduro.
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— On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_interventio…
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— Nicolás Maduro Moros (born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and former union leader who has served as the 53rd president of Venezuela since 2013. On 3 January 2026, US forces captured Madu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolás_Maduro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolás_Maduro
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— Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra (born 21 June 1990), also referred to as Nicolás Maduro Jr., Maduro Jr., or Nicolasito, is a Venezuelan politician and economist and the son of the President of Venezuela…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolás_Maduro_Guerra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolás_Maduro_Guerra
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“Trump nominates Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano to diplomatic posts”
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Multiple cross-references from Flipboard report that Trump nominated Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano to diplomatic posts.
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— Kari Lake Halperin (née Lake; KAIR-ee; born August 23, 1969) is an American political figure and former television news anchor serving as the senior advisor to the United States Agency for Global Med…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Lake
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Lake
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— This is a list of notable American non-officeholders who endorsed Donald Trump for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Donald_Trump_2024_pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Donald_Trump_2024_pres…
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— This is a list of political endorsements issued by Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, prior to his becoming president as well as during his time as president and between h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_endorsements…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_endorsements…
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“Trump has nominated Lake to be ambassador to Jamaica”
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The nomination of Kari Lake as ambassador to Jamaica is reported in cross-references from Flipboard.
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— Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States (2017–2021) ran a successful campaign for the 2024 U.S. presidential election. He formally announced his campaign on November 15, 2022, initially …
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— Kari Lake Halperin (née Lake; KAIR-ee; born August 23, 1969) is an American political figure and former television news anchor serving as the senior advisor to the United States Agency for Global Med…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Lake
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Lake
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— This is a list of notable American non-officeholders who endorsed Donald Trump for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Donald_Trump_2024_pres…
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“Trump has nominated [Mastriano] to be ambassador to Slovakia”
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The nomination of Doug Mastriano as ambassador to Slovakia is reported in cross-references from Flipboard.
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— Douglas Vincent Mastriano (born January 2, 1964) is an American far-right politician and retired military officer who has served in the Pennsylvania Senate since 2019, representing the 33rd district f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Mastriano
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Mastriano
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— The 2026 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Democratic governor Josh Shapiro is running for re-election to a second …
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— This is a list of political endorsements issued by Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, prior to his becoming president as well as during his time as president and between h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_endorsements…
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“Venezuela's acting president defends country's territory and rejects Trump's 51st state remarks”
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Multiple web search results confirm that acting President Delcy Rodríguez rejected Trump's remarks regarding Venezuela becoming the 51st state.
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— Venezuela ’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez told journalists Monday that her country had no plans to become the 51st U.S. state after President Donald Trump said he was “seriously considering” the m…
https://www.aol.com/articles/venezuelas-acting-president-def…
https://www.aol.com/articles/venezuelas-acting-president-def…
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— Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who has served as the acting president of Venezuela since 2026, after the United States captured then-president Nicolás Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delcy_Rodríguez
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delcy_Rodríguez
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— Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez has forcefully rejected suggestions that the South American nation could become the 51st state of the United States, pushing back against comments attribut…
https://easternherald.com/2026/05/12/venezuela-rejects-trump…
https://easternherald.com/2026/05/12/venezuela-rejects-trump…
“Venezuela ’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez told journalists Monday that her country had no plans to become the 51st U.S. state”
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Multiple high-authority sources (The Hindu, Global Times, EuroNews, Krdo) and Wikipedia confirm Delcy Rodríguez is the acting President of Venezuela following the capture of Maduro in 2026.
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— The U.S. on Wednesday (April 1, 2026) lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, according to an Office of Foreign Assets Control entry on the Treasury Department website.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-lifts-sanctio…
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-lifts-sanctio…
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— Hindustan Times reported that Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez dialed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to discuss the deepening of bilateral cooperation, including in energy, …
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202602/1354617.shtml
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202602/1354617.shtml
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— Venezuela Venezuela's acting president vows to release more political prisoners Delcy Rodríguez served as Maduro's vice president since 2018, running Venezuela's feared intelligence service and managi…
https://www.euronews.com/news/america/venezuela
https://www.euronews.com/news/america/venezuela
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