Buck Brief - Will Venezuela Become Our 51st State?
The Buck Sexton Show
Premiere Networks
4.7 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Buck breaks down Trump’s headline-grabbing comments about Venezuela becoming the “51st state,” what’s really happening after Maduro’s fall, and why Venezuela’s oil reserves could reshape U.S. strategy in Latin America. Plus, Buck discusses Cuba’s worsening crisis, rejected U.S. aid, and the growing pressure on the communist regime.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.3 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.8 | Is Trump really considering making Venezuela the 51st state? |
| 0:10.9 | Wow. |
| 0:11.8 | This was something that got quite a bit of attention just a few days ago. |
| 0:18.2 | And here's what I can tell you about this. |
| 0:21.4 | First of all, that President Trump is still trolling the media in this way and getting the |
| 0:28.4 | reaction he does is in and of itself remarkable. |
| 0:31.6 | But let's just think about this first. |
| 0:33.6 | First of all, he's not actually going to make Venezuela the 51st state. |
| 0:37.1 | Remember what he did with Greenland? And they were all, oh my gosh, he's not actually going to make venezuela the 51st state remember what he did |
| 0:37.7 | with greenland and they were all oh my gosh he's going to seize greenland with military force no he's not |
| 0:43.1 | told you he's not but it did raise the geostrategic importance of greenland in the conversation |
| 0:49.4 | and it also created a leverage point with europe to say hey fine if you're not going to be willing to let us have Greenland, let's talk more about your NATO military spending obligations. |
| 1:02.2 | Now that I've got your attention from the Trump perspective, maybe now we could focus in on some other things where we have to work together. |
| 1:10.6 | So this isn't just some wild headline. |
| 1:13.6 | Trump dropped that bomb on Fox News earlier in the week. |
| 1:17.1 | Now, he didn't say it on video. |
| 1:18.2 | He said it on a phone call to, I think it was John Roberts. |
| 1:21.9 | He said he's seriously considering making Venezuela 51st state. |
| 1:26.0 | Of course, the usual suspects are losing their minds over this. |
| 1:28.7 | It's not going to happen. |
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