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Trump suggests Venezuela as 51st US state, shows off oil tanker

  • President Trump suggested Venezuela could become the 51st U.S. state during a Texas campaign rally.
  • Trump displayed a tanker he claimed contained one million barrels of oil from Venezuela.
  • The oil shipment is part of a deal with the post-Maduro Venezuelan government.
  • Trump referred to the deal as the 'greatest oil victory in history'.
  • The proposal to make Venezuela a U.S. state is not new, with Trump previously expressing similar sentiments.
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