Trump announced his desire to make Venezuela the 51st state.

US President Donald Trump has said he wants to make Venezuela the 51st state. This was announced on May 11 by FoxNews journalist John Roberts on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

"He told me that he is seriously considering making Venezuela the 51st state," he wrote.

Later, Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin confirmed this information on his Facebook page, noting that Trump called Venezuela's $40 trillion oil reserves his driving force. He also added that "Venezuela loves Trump."

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On April 6, the American leader announced that he had abandoned the idea of making Canada the 51st state. Trump said that Canada's own history is too long to change it for the United States. Trump clarified that the national anthem "Oh Canada" and the country's symbols would delay the process of changing to an American state.

In January, Kirill Dmitriev, chairman of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), expressed the opinion that Canada could be the next target of the American leader after Greenland. However, at that time Dmitriev named the country the 52nd U.S. state, while Greenland was the 51st.

Trump said for the first time that Canada could become a new American state in December 2024. At the same time, in June 2025, the American leader also stated that he still considers it necessary to include Canada in the country.