LATEST: In a drawing, Trump sees Venezuela as the “51st state” of the United States
Sources confirm that the following story has emerged from the international scene.
Donald Trump absolutely wants the United States to grow. And for this reason, since the start of his mandate, he has continued to put pressure on sovereign countries or autonomous territories. He also resumed this method on Tuesday. On his Truth Social platform, he published a drawing showing Venezuela in the colors of the United States with the caption “51st State”. The tenant of the White House regularly prides himself on controlling this Latin American country, after having captured the deposed president Nicolas Maduro on January 3. Caracas insists on the independence of Venezuela The American president, who threatened several times to make Canada the “51st American state” during his mandate, is now shifting his desires to Venezuela. In March, he had already published a message raising this possibility: “Good things are happening in Venezuela lately […] State #51, anyone? »Our file on VenezuelaVenezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, denied the possibility on Monday, saying it had “never been considered, because if there is one thing that we Venezuelans have, it is that we love our independence process, we love our heroes and heroines.” She added that her government was working on “a diplomatic agenda of cooperation” with the United States, after having reestablished diplomatic relations with Washington in March, broken by Nicolas Maduro seven years ago.
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Source: This article was originally published in another language by 20Minutes – Actu Monde and has been translated and adapted for our global English-speaking audience. Read the original article here.