Senile President said a thing
Why didn't I think about this? This isn't about resources, or annexation. This is about him being the president who added another state. Something Obama didn't do.
Moron, he could easily make Puerto Rico the 51st state.
PR isn't sitting on vast oil reserves, waiting to be plundered.
According to the Constitution, Trump cannot legally declare Venezuela the 51st state without congressional approval or Venezuela’s consent.
There’s that pesky concept again that Trump doesn’t seem to understand, or have, or know about.
"Trump cannot" (and "GOP cannot") is the down-beat in the song of life. It doesn't seem to matter what the law says for right-wingers when they're in power. They will do what they please in the absence of adequate resistance.
Edit: in this case, though, I doubt it's more than another distraction from the Epstein files
Cannot only matters if someone stops them which hasn't been the case thus far
Not only that- the “resistance” only gets shitty and defensive when you point out their failure to resist.
without congressional approval or Venezuela’s consent.
I assume they mean and? Even in a world where Venezuela did agree, you still need Congressional approval.
there's that pesky concept that this clown ignores laws and norms, and has 2 additional branches of goverment who are dedicated to nothing more than sycophancy to him.
The US government is currently run by calvinball rules.
Well he has been able to do a shit ton without out congressional approval that he wasn't supposed to, no wonder he thinks he get do it without Venezuela's consent as well.
I mean Hawaii’s consent was pretty shaky back in the 50s
Or care. Also he’ll do it anyway and nothing will happen. We knew he raped kids in 2016.
The constitution you reference belongs to a fallen nation.
It's ok. Congress doesn't know about it either so he's clear.
Wait, but I thought Canada was going to be 51st state? Or was that Greenland? Or maybe Cuba?? /j
Cries in DC.
You may sit on the Jedi council but we do not grant you the rank of master, now say hello to the latest master Jarjar
10 IQ idea. MAGA will love it.
Senile old man yells at clouds again...
I bet they would send ice to deport the Venezuelans.
The dream of Curtis Yarvin is alive in Venezuela
I never had any interest in visiting the US, now I have actual reasons to never go. Thanks big orange baboon!
Do it! We need some more states. Let’s crush the Republican control.
That’s what happens if you don’t follow his demands, Canada. Now you got replaced by Venezuela. I am sure this will hurt you.
Nah, I'd rather be decoupled from the states.
I'm surprised. Hispanics generally vote Democratic. If Venezuela becomes a state, it will have 2 Senators and many House of Representatives members.
You assume by state he means state and not territory. Because let’s be honest, they wouldn’t get any representation at the federal level.
Look at the title of the post. It says Trump is 'considering' Venezuela as 51st state.
You give him too much credit to understand what statehood means when compared to making it a territory.
He is also only considering it to keep the news focused away from the Epstine files, and everything else he is actually doing.
THey'd get the same representation as Puerto Rico.
AND IF AN ARTIST FROM THERE SINGS AT THE SUPERBOWL WE WILL PLUG OUR EARS AND GO NANANANANANANA I CANT HEAR YOU
The population of Venezuela is around 28.6 million. The population of Puerto Rico is around 3.2 million. Venezuela would get more House members.
Puerto Rico's representatives are non-voting and have very limited impact on legislation. They could have 100 Congressmen and still have zero votes.
That's because Puerto Rico is not a state. According to the title of this post, Trump is 'considering' Venezuela as 51st state.
Yes, and Trump is always straightforward and honest.
I don't think Venezuelans would accept being a territory over a state. It's like a woman accepting to be a mistress over being a wife.
Well, did they accept the kidnapping of their president? Unfortunately, I don't think this fascist administration gives a shit about how they feel about it, and will do whatever it wants.
I'll add that while your analogy clearly makes the point, as a practical matter there are plenty of women out there that happily fulfill the mistress role that do not aspire to wifehood.
Trump probably doesn't give a shit but without the support of Venezuelans, the result could be another Vietnam.
In the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump received 46% of the Latino vote, marking the highest percentage for a Republican candidate in U.S. history.
As you can see, it’s also working out great for the Latino voters.
Propaganda works.
Yet there is no question that over the past three election cycles, Latino voters – Latino men under 40, in particular – have shifted right. That change has benefited GOP candidates, even as the majority of Latinos still voted for Democrats.
However, evidence from general elections in 2025 in places such as New Jersey, New York and Virginia, as well as special elections in 2026, suggest an abrupt correction is underway, with some of the Latino voters who backed Trump now swinging back to the Democrats.
IF true, it’d be temporary.
Would the GOP take the chance? I'm fine with Venezuela becoming the 51st state of that is what Venezuelans want.
I've been saying it for years. We can solve the problem of illegal immigration in one fell swoop!
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