Trump has floated Venezuela as the United States’ 51st state while showing off a claimed 1-million-barrel oil tanker.

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    20 hours ago

    How about we start with our actual territories first?

    Puerto Rico - 51
    US Virgin Islands - 52
    Guam - 53
    American Samoa - 54
    Northern Mariana Islands - 55

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        19 hours ago

        Hey, he loves the Virgin Islands, he’s been there on several occasions. Well, one particular island.

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        19 hours ago

        It should not matter how they would vote, just that they are colonies that deserve to be added to the union.

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          18 hours ago

          Wrong. They deserve to be paid massive reperations and allowed to vote if they want to either become a state or become an independent nation. With a referendum being held. Let us not just assume they would want to join AmeriKKKa.

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            18 hours ago

            Obviously voluntary, although Puerto Rico has already had that referendum and the US Congress completely ignored it. USVI did too, but they voted to stay a territory.

            My point was to actually give first dibs on statehood to the territories, not to force them or to force Venezuela.