"President Trump had already alluded to the idea of making Venezuela the 51st state and received a response this Monday from interim President Rodriguez. President Trump knows that we have been working on a diplomatic agenda of cooperation. That is the course and that is the path, Rodriguez said from The Hague. Venezuela certainly has the largest oil reserves on the planet and one of the largest gas reserves as well. The path is cooperation for understanding between countries, she noted."
A US presidential account posted memes showing Venezuela with an American flag and the words “51st State,” followed by a short video featuring Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The video paraphrased “If you don’t know, now you know,” played with music, and showed images tied to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Rubio in a similar tracksuit. The posts were framed as jokes and trolling, but they pointed to a serious idea of annexation. Venezuela had been mentioned less by the US, while interim President Delcy Rodriguez positioned herself as Maduro’s successor and opened the country to US investment. Rodriguez responded to Trump’s comments by emphasizing a diplomatic agenda of cooperation, citing Venezuela’s major oil and gas reserves and calling for understanding between countries.
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