Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodríguez rejected President Donald Trump's suggestion that he is "seriously considering" making Venezuela the 51st state of the United States.
Rodríguez, speaking from The Hague, where she traveled for proceedings before the International Court of Justice over Venezuela's territorial dispute with Guyana, said Venezuela would defend its independence and territory after Trump's comments. The Associated Press reported that Rodríguez rejected the idea of U.S. statehood and framed Venezuela as a sovereign nation, not a territory available for annexation.
