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  "id": 16828770,
  "title": "Trump floats idea of Venezuela becoming '51st state'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/trump-floats-idea-of-venezuela-becoming-51st-state",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T00:47:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1565107/trump-floats-idea-venezuela-becoming-51st-state"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that Venezuela could potentially become the 51st state of the United States, citing the strong relationship between the two countries and growing oil cooperation, according to Anadolu Ajansi. Trump expressed his appreciation for Venezuela during a midterm election rally in Corpus Christi, Texas, stating that their relationship has become \"very, very good, a great one.\" He announced the arrival of the first one million barrels of free Venezuelan oil under a new agreement between the two nations. Trump claimed that this historic development would give the United States control over a significant portion of the world's oil supply, which would be refined in Texas, including Corpus Christi. The president also mentioned that investments in Venezuela were creating jobs at a scale that he believed would have been unimaginable a year earlier. Trump stated that the country would become prosperous, and expressed the possibility that Venezuela could someday become the 51st state of the United States, with the proposal of having a governor instead of a president.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that Venezuela could become the 51st US state, citing growing oil cooperation between the two countries, Anadolu Ajansi reported.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump continues calls for Venezuela to be 51st state",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/trump-continues-calls-for-venezuela-to-be-51st-state",
        "published": "2026-10-27T20:28:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Here's whether Texas could go blue as midterms approach, Trump visits state again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/heres-whether-texas-could-go-blue-as-midterms-approach-trump-visits",
        "published": "2026-10-27T22:49:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Trump shows off tanker with ‘1m barrels of oil’ and floats Venezuela as 51st state",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/trump-shows-off-tanker-with-1m-barrels-of-oil-and-floats-venezuela-as",
        "published": "2026-10-27T23:07:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Trump Floats Idea Of Venezuela Becoming '51st State'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/world-trump-floats-idea-of-venezuela-becoming-51st-state",
        "published": "2026-10-27T23:50:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Trump floats idea of Venezuela becoming 51st state",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/trump-floats-idea-of-venezuela-becoming-51st-state-16838982",
        "published": "2026-10-28T02:04:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MercoPress",
        "title": "Trump suggests Venezuela become the 51st US state and elect a governor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/trump-suggests-venezuela-become-the-51st-us-state-and-elect-a-governor",
        "published": "2026-10-28T03:36:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}