While Democrats have promised to make D.C. and Puerto Rico additional states in the Union should they take control of the federal government, President Trump Monday told a Fox News anchor he is “seriously considering” making Venezuela the 51st state.
According to Fox correspondent Bill Melugin, in a phone call Monday with anchor John Roberts, the president mentioned making Venezuela a part of the U.S., noting that “Venezuela loves Trump.”
NEW: President Trump tells @FoxNews colleague @johnrobertsFox in a phone call just now that he is “seriously considering making Venezuela the 51st US state”, adding that there is $40 trillion in oil there and “Venezuela loves Trump”.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) May 11, 2026
Four months ago, the U.S. captured Venezuela dictator Nicholas Maduro, and Trump since then has touted his relationship with the nation’s acting president, Delcy Rodriguez.
Just got off the phone with @realDonaldTrump … he told me he is seriously considering a move to make Venezuela the 51st state… pic.twitter.com/cofs12dhUS
— John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) May 11, 2026
Fox cited Venezuela’s massive $40 trillion in oil reserves as a compelling reason for Trump to annex the Latin American country.
Anna Kelly, the White House principal deputy press secretary, told Roberts on Monday regarding the potential addition of Venezuela: “This is a president who is famous for never accepting the status quo. He is always considering a host of options to improve our country.”
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump is considering making Venezuela the the 51st STATE, per Fox
“I’m serious about beginning the process to make Venezuela the 51st state,” Trump told John Roberts
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 11, 2026
It didn’t take long for a meme to appear on X advocating for the move:
@POTUS @WhiteHouse @MariaCorinaYA @SecRubio @SenRickScott @RepCarlos MOVE FASTER ON IT! pic.twitter.com/lT4XScdri1
— Enrico Antonucci (@Antonucci2020) May 11, 2026
Since Trump’s second term began, he has talked about bringing in Canada as the 51st state and later just the province of Alberta, which is scheduled to vote on leaving the nation of Canada.
