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…President Delcy Rodriguez slams proposal
(Kaieteur News) – United States President Donald Trump during a telephone Interview with Fox News’ John Roberts said that he is “seriously considering making Venezuela, America’s 51st State”.
US President Donald Trump. [File: Nathan Howard/Reuters]
According to Fox News, Trump said during the phone call that he is motivated by the estimated $40 trillion value of oil in Venezuela, adding that he is popular with the country’s citizens.
“Venezuela loves Trump,” the American President reportedly said.
His comments come as officials continue to court oil companies for investments in the South American country after his administration forcefully removed Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro from power by a military action.
Interim President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez
Meanwhile Venezuela’s Interim President, Delcy Rodriguez has rejected Trump’s claims telling journalists that Venezuela is not a colony but a free country.
She was at the time speaking at the International Court of Justice in Hague on the final day of hearings on the border controversy case between Guyana and Venezuela of the Essequibo Region.
AP News quoted her saying, “We will continue to defend our integrity, our sovereignty, our independence, our history.”
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