President Donald Trump is considering integrating Venezuela as the 51st US state to secure access to its oil reserves following the capture of former leader Nicolás Maduro.Acting President Delcy Rodríguez has rejected the proposal, asserting that Venezuela will remain an independent, sovereign nation.While the White House defends the plan as a strategic move to manage regional stability, legal experts note that the process requires formal Congressional approval.The president has previously expressed similar ambitions regarding
Canada and
Greenland despite constitutional requirements for admitting new states.