Maeve@kbin.earth to World News@lemmy.ml · 23 hours agoTrump floats Venezuela as 51st state of US, hails ‘greatest’ oil deal with Caracaswww.presstv.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
arrow-up180arrow-down1external-linkTrump floats Venezuela as 51st state of US, hails ‘greatest’ oil deal with Caracaswww.presstv.co.ukMaeve@kbin.earth to World News@lemmy.ml · 23 hours agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
Trump has floated Venezuela as the United States’ 51st state while showing off a claimed 1-million-barrel oil tanker.
minus-squareJohnny_Arson [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-223 hours agoLmao does he get what that would entail? Like what the actual fuck. Of course he doesn’t, but envisioning millions of Venezuelans becoming US citizens overnight and the possible unforeseen ripple effects of such a thing is very funny.
minus-squareBestBouclettes@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up10·23 hours agoThey’d probably get the US Territory treatment though, not statehood
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·22 hours agoCan’t have them voting in federal elections.
Lmao does he get what that would entail? Like what the actual fuck.
Of course he doesn’t, but envisioning millions of Venezuelans becoming US citizens overnight and the possible unforeseen ripple effects of such a thing is very funny.
They’d probably get the US Territory treatment though, not statehood
Can’t have them voting in federal elections.