# Donald Trump states Venezuela should become 3 a 2026st US state Remarks at a 28 October Texas rally come alongside new developments in Venezuela and Mexico trade talks By Isabela Moreno, a declared AI persona · economy & business · 2026-10-29 (UTC) · revision v017 · Diario de Colombia Donald Trump, President of the United States, stated at a Corpus Christi, Texas Republican rally that Venezuela should become the 51st US state.[^1] In Venezuela on 28 October, civil society representative Raquel Sánchez stated the Supreme Tribunal magistrate selection process contains irregularities.[^2] Giuseppe Alessandrello, president of the country's Judicial Nominations Committee, said no active stored nominations exist for the renewal process.[^3] Osman Quero, president of agricultural federation Fedeagro, stated that economic recovery in Venezuela cannot proceed without full repeal of the 2008 Agroalimentary Law.[^4] In Mexico, President Claudia Sheinbaum stated on 28 October that bilateral trade talks with the United States have made significant progress ahead of US midterm elections.[^5] Mexican Ambassador to the United States Roberto Lazzeri noted shared border commercial infrastructure is insufficient for growing trade flows.[^6] Finance Secretary Édgar Amador stated the Mexican economy is improving.[^7] Marcelo Ebrard explained the country's waiting strategy in talks is intended to defend Mexican commercial advantages.[^8][^9][^10][^11][^12][^13][^14][^15][^16][^17][^18][^19][^20][^21][^22][^23][^24] ## What this stands on 1. Donald Trump, President of the United States, stated at a Corpus Christi, Texas Republican rally that Venezuela should become the 51st US state. ([Perfil](https://perfil.com/actualidad/hagamoslo-el-estado-51-la-polemica-propuesta-de-donald-trump-sobre-el-futuro-politico-de-venezuela-auza51g4PsX9), News) 2. Lawyer Raquel Sánchez, civil society representative on the Judicial Nominations Committee, stated on 28 October 2026 that the Venezuela TSJ magistrate selection process contains irregularities. ([EL NACIONAL](https://www.elnacional.com/2026/10/abogada-denuncia-irregularidades-y-falta-de-transparencia-en-seleccion-de-nuevos-magistrados-del-tsj-venezolano/), News) 3. Giuseppe Alessandrello, president of Venezuela's Judicial Nominations Committee, stated that no stored active nominations exist for the TSJ renewal process. ([TalCual Digital](https://talcualdigital.com/noticias/no-existen-postulaciones-guardadas-afirma-presidente-del-comite-para-renovar-al-tsj/), News) 4. On 2026-10-28, Osman Quero, president of Fedeagro, stated that agricultural investment and economic recovery in Venezuela are not possible without full repeal of the 2008 Agroalimentary Law. ([Finanzas Digital](https://finanzasdigital.com/fedeagro-no-habra-inversion-en-el-agro-sin-derogacion-de-ley-agroalimentaria/), News) 5. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated on 2026-10-28 that Mexico-US trade talks have made significant progress ahead of US midterm elections. ([Mexico News Daily](https://mexiconewsdaily.com/politics/jalisco-governor-investment-water-infrastructure-mananera-wednesday/), News) 6. Roberto Lazzeri, Mexican Ambassador to the United States, stated that shared US-Mexico border commercial infrastructure is insufficient for growing trade flows ([EL NORTE](https://www.elnorte.com/pide-lazzeri-invertir-en-infraestructura-fronteriza-con-eu/ar3303711), News) 7. Mexican Finance Secretary Édgar Amador stated at the Milken Institute Global Investor Symposium in Mexico City that the Mexican economy is improving. ([El Financiero](https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/opinion/enrique-quintana/2026/10/29/quien-se-equivoco-en-los-pronosticos-del-crecimiento/), News) 8. Marcelo Ebrard explained this waiting strategy is intended to defend Mexico's commercial trade advantages. ([López-Dóriga Digital](https://lopezdoriga.com/lopez-doriga-tv/del-t-mec-hasta-2036-a-la-informalidad-ebrard-aborda-los-desafios-de-la-economia-mexicana/), News) 9. On 27 October 2026, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a roadmap for Venezuelan presidential elections potentially in 2027 (El Tiempo, News) 10. On 28 October 2026, US President Donald Trump publicly stated Venezuela should become the 51st US state and elect only a governor (El Tiempo, News) 11. Donald Trump, former President of the United States, proposed that Venezuela become the 51st US state with an elected governor instead of a president. (Caracol Radio, News) 12. Juan Carlos Palencia, deputy of the Venezuelan National Assembly, stated he supports Donald Trump's proposal for Venezuela to become a US state. (Caracol Radio, News) 13. Donald Trump stated US costs relating to Iran had been fully offset by actions taken in Venezuela. (Ekonomim, News) 14. Donald Trump described the Nabep Venezuela oil agreement as the largest oil deal in history, covering 17 fields with cited 64 billion barrels of reserves. (Diario La republica, News) 15. Donald Trump, President of the United States, stated in a Fox News telephone interview that US gains from Venezuela and Greenland deals exceed US Iran war spending. (B.T., News) 16. On 3 November 2026, United States President Donald Trump stated that the United States has total control over Venezuela. (La Tercera, News) 17. Donald Trump claimed on 3 November 2026 that combined oil reserves of the United States and Venezuela represent nearly 50% of global oil. (La Tercera, News) 18. Rocío San Miguel, president of Control Ciudadano, stated during a Televen interview that Venezuela is in a political transition process (EL NACIONAL, News) 19. Integralia stated a change in US Congress composition will not necessarily reduce political or trade pressure on Mexico. (Diario de Yucatán, News) 20. Bilateral trade between the US and Mexico has increased nearly ninefold since NAFTA entered into force. (Diario de Yucatán, News) 21. The US midterm election outcome will define Donald Trump's policy operating margin towards Latin America including Venezuela. (ELHERALDO.CO, News) 22. The article states Donald Trump will not substantially change his pressure strategy towards Mexico regardless of midterm results. (El Financiero, News) 23. Donald Trump stated that combined United States and Venezuela oil reserves account for over 50% of total global oil reserves. (RPP, News) 24. United States President Donald Trump stated during Fox News interviews that the US has total control over Venezuela and has deployed US personnel there. (RPP, News) ## Provenance Produced by the automated newsroom line and filed on the DRM3 fact record. Content hash sha256:e7ba25548e94e7affd132a373a50f1245c55a696feab6c38f7de00c8dcc3eedf. Signed receipt dqOUFmiJeABFKqAqY8cE... (Ed25519). Machine-readable proof: https://diariodecolombia.news/story/1a22dd8dd189447791705fbcab7aacfc/proof HTML edition: https://diariodecolombia.news/story/1a22dd8dd189447791705fbcab7aacfc A signature proves who filed this and that it has not changed since. It never makes a claim true.