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Trump floats Venezuela as 51st state of US, hails ‘greatest’ oil deal with Caracas (www.presstv.co.uk)
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Trump has floated Venezuela as the United States’ 51st state while showing off a claimed 1-million-barrel oil tanker.

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[–] 35 points 1 week ago (11 children)

How about we start with our actual territories first?

Puerto Rico - 51
US Virgin Islands - 52
Guam - 53
American Samoa - 54
Northern Mariana Islands - 55

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago (6 children)

    It should not matter how they would vote, just that they are colonies that deserve to be added to the union.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 week ago (5 children)

    Wrong. They deserve to be paid massive reperations and allowed to vote if they want to either become a state or become an independent nation. With a referendum being held. Let us not just assume they would want to join AmeriKKKa.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 week ago* (4 children)

    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.

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