Trump's Social Media Post Marking Venezuela with US Flag Sparks Controversy
Former US President Donald Trump posted a controversial map image on his "Truth Social" platform, depicting Venezuela's territory covered by the US flag and labeled as the "51st state." This comes shortly after Venezuela's interim president stated the country would "never" consider becoming a US state.
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(Washington, May 12, Comprehensive Foreign Report) US President Donald Trump today uploaded a map image on his "Truth Social" platform, depicting Venezuela's territory embedded with the American flag and the words "51st state" above it, sparking controversy.
Agence France-Presse reported that just the day before, Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez had stated that even though the U.S. launched a night raid on Venezuela in January this year and arrested then-President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela had "never" considered becoming the 51st state of the United States.
Trump has repeatedly stated for months that the U.S. has control over oil-rich Venezuela, and earlier yesterday, in an interview with Fox News, he said he was considering making the South American country the newest U.S. state.
Since taking office, Rodriguez has spearheaded several reforms, reopening Venezuela's mining and oil industries to foreign investment, especially from U.S. companies, significantly warming relations between the two countries.
However, the domestic situation in Venezuela remains tense. The opposition strongly demands general elections, but when asked on May 1 when elections would be held, Rodriguez replied, "I don't know," only saying that elections would "someday" take place. (Compiled by: Tsai Chia-min) 1150513
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(Washington, May 12, Comprehensive Foreign Report) US President Donald Trump today uploaded a map image on his "Truth Social" platform, depicting Venezuela's territory embedded with the American flag and the words "51st state" above it, sparking controversy.
Agence France-Presse reported that just the day before, Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez had stated that even though the U.S. launched a night raid on Venezuela in January this year and arrested then-President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela had "never" considered becoming the 51st state of the United States.
Trump has repeatedly stated for months that the U.S. has control over oil-rich Venezuela, and earlier yesterday, in an interview with Fox News, he said he was considering making the South American country the newest U.S. state.
Since taking office, Rodriguez has spearheaded several reforms, reopening Venezuela's mining and oil industries to foreign investment, especially from U.S. companies, significantly warming relations between the two countries.
However, the domestic situation in Venezuela remains tense. The opposition strongly demands general elections, but when asked on May 1 when elections would be held, Rodriguez replied, "I don't know," only saying that elections would "someday" take place. (Compiled by: Tsai Chia-min) 1150513
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