Trump Congratulates Venezuela on World Baseball Classic Semifinals Win: “Good Things Are Happening to Venezuela Lately! STATEHOOD, #51, ANYONE?”

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The Venezuelan baseball team beat Italy in the World Baseball Classic Semifinals on Monday night, prompting praise from 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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Venezuela will play its first World Baseball Classic Final on Wednesday against Team USA at loanDepot Park in Miami, .

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 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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