# Trump shows off tanker with ‘1m barrels of oil’ and floats Venezuela as 51st state

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-27T23:07:06+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/27/trump-oil-tanker-venezuela
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/trump-shows-off-tanker-with-1m-barrels-of-oil-and-floats-venezuela-as--da9aa8/

President at Texas campaign rally hails deal struck with post-Maduro government as ‘greatest oil victory in history’ Donald Trump suggested Venezuela would become the 51st state of the United States on Tuesday as the president showed off a tanker he claimed had “one million barrels of oil on it” from the country, nine months after deposing its president. At a campaign rally in Corpus Christ, Texas

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