(Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)
The Venezuelan baseball team beat Italy in the World Baseball Classic Semifinals on Monday night, prompting praise from President Trump and apparently a renewed interest in acquiring a 51st state.
In a seventh-inning rally, Venezuela came back from a 1 run deficit after scoring three runs with two outs.
Closer Daniel Palencia ended the game, striking out the last two hitters.
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TEAM VENEZUELA IS HEADING TO THE #WORLDBASEBALLCLASSIC FINAL FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! pic.twitter.com/Ulmy4XqqVK
— World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) March 17, 2026
Venezuela will play its first World Baseball Classic Final on Wednesday against Team USA at loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.
This comes after US Forces invaded Venezuela on January 3 and captured Nicolas Maduro within a matter of hours while sustaining no losses.
Trump chimed in on their win last night, commenting, “They are looking really great. Good things are happening to Venezuela lately! I wonder what this magic is all about?”
“STATEHOOD, #51, ANYONE?” he added.
Wow! Venezuela defeated Italy tonight, 4-2, in the WBC (Baseball!) Semifinal. They are looking really great. Good things are happening to Venezuela lately! I wonder what this magic is all about? STATEHOOD, #51, ANYONE? President DONALD J. TRUMP
Trump has previously suggested that Canada or Greenland would join the United States as a 51st state.
More recently, Trump has been talking about taking over Cuba after the war in Iran.
(VIDEO) Trump Says He’ll Soon “Make a Deal or do Whatever We Have to Do” with Cuba – “I Think Something Will Happen with Cuba Pretty Quickly”
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