Trump Latest News | Trump's '51st US State' Talk Met With Defiance In Venezuela

Twice in as many days this week, U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in turning Venezuela into his country’s 51st state. The latest came via a Truth Social post Tuesday with a map showing Venezuela filled with the U.S. flag. Statements doubting Venezuela’s sovereignty over the past 25 years was met with immediate derision from senior government officials, including the president. The ruling party even organized demonstrations in the capital, Caracas, as recently as Jan. 3, hours after President Nicolás Maduro was captured by the U.S., that included chants of “Gringo go home.”