{"id":12978,"date":"2026-01-07T21:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=12978"},"modified":"2026-01-07T21:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:19:23","slug":"is-venezuela-going-to-become-the-51st-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/is-venezuela-going-to-become-the-51st-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Venezuela Going to Become the 51st State?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Colette C\u00f3rdova<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Colette C\u1f79rdova<\/em>
\nJanuary 3, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Is Venezuela going to become the 51st<\/sup> state before Puerto Rico? You might think so given what has transpired in the last 24 hours. The United States of America attacked Venezuela on Saturday, January 3, 2026, around 2 AM, and removed the sitting President of a sovereign nation and his wife. President Maduro and the First Lady of Venezuela were brought in handcuffs in the middle of the night to New York City (NY) for trial. \u00a0Prior to this, the current administration had been bombing small boats off the coast of Venezuela, killing more than 100 people, claiming they were transporting drugs. Later, the administration made claims that the bombings were specifically because of the fentanyl Venezuela was producing, when in fact it is not made in Venezuela.<\/p>\n

Then, on Saturday, just before noon, the current administration held a press conference and claimed that the USA was going to \u201crun\u201d Venezuela because of its oil. Adding that U.S. businesses that ran operations in Venezuela before would be brought back and reimbursed, as well as funded for future operations. President Trump stated, \u201cWe\u2019re going to have our large U.S. oil companies go into Venezuela.\u201d He added that we would also fund the infrastructure in Venezuela for oil. \u00a0Not one word about drugs being the reason we attacked. We were misled. President Trump said, \u201cWe\u2019re going to run the country until such time we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition.\u201d When asked by the press who was going to run the country, he replied, \u201cThese people behind me.\u201d The people behind him were Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War (formerly Defense), and General Dan Caine, Joint Chiefs of Staff.<\/p>\n

When Secretary of State Rubio was asked if Congress was informed before the attack, he said he informed them afterwards. President Trump stated, \u201cWe are going to run Venezuela until a safe transition can take place.\u201d The Constitution of the United States requires an Act of Congress to take place before a declaration of war can take place; a President cannot do this unilaterally. \u00a0Representative Seth Moulton (D), Armed Services Committee, stated on CNN, after the president spoke, that his committee, which is the \u201cGang of Eight,\u201d Armed Services Committee, as well as the Intelligence Committee, four from each, had asked the administration if they had planned on attacking Venezuela, or going to war with Venezuela and were told, \u201cno.\u201d Rep. Moulton stated that they were lied to by the administration and his staff.<\/p>\n

Even though what the current administration did was unconstitutional, there are many Venezuelans in and out of Venezuela who are happy that President Maduro was removed.<\/p>\n

Anna Navarro, a political strategist, stated on ABC News that \u201cNicolas Maduro was the symbol of dictatorship and had 6 million Venezuelans living in exile.\u201d She criticizes Trump\u2019s methods and how he lied to the American people, saying it was about drugs when it was always about oil, and that there has been oppression for 25 years in Venezuela, beginning with President Chavez, before President Maduro. \u201cThe Venezuelans did not vote to be a USA protectorate\u2026 and be a farm store\u201d, she added.<\/p>\n

This administration\u2019s history with the Latin Community has been appalling. He began his presidential campaigns with demeaning lies about Mexicans raping and murdering, and Haitians in Ohio eating dogs and cats; his administration knowingly continues with unlawful and cruel behavior by ICE, sending immigrants offshore to detention centers with inhumane conditions; and now, an international coup and deaths of uncounted Venezuelans without the required approval of Congress.<\/p>\n

Please denounce the continued assault on the Latin Community. The current administration is just using Venezuelans to give his friends in the oil industry billions of dollars under the guise of drug cartels.<\/p>\n

Please contact your senators and representatives at (202) 224-3121:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi, my name is __________<\/strong> and I\u2019m a constituent from ____________<\/u>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m calling to express my alarm about the Trump administration\u2019s unauthorized military strikes in Venezuela toward an illegal and unnecessary war.<\/p>\n