Skip to Main ContentTrump Suggests Venezuela Should Become 51st State In Call With Fox NewsPresident Donald Trump claims he's “seriously considering a move to make Venezuela the 51st state," Fox News host John Roberts said Monday.The president also touted the country's $40 trillion in oil reserves and boasted that “Venezuela loves Trump," the network's congressional correspondent Bill Melugin added when summarizing Roberts' call with Trump.Trump has repeatedly floated acquiring sovereign countries and territories, including suggesting that the U.S. should acquire Greenland (citing national security concerns), regain control of the Panama Canal and "take over" Gaza.Article IV, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution states that admitting a new state would require a majority vote from both the House and Senate. The president cannot unilaterally annex another country, nor sign an executive order to add a new state without congressional approval.See All UpdatesClose