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

  • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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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.