US EditionVenezuela Ousts Italy, Advances to First World Baseball Classic Finale
- On Monday, President Donald Trump teased Venezuela becoming the 51st U.S. state, posting on Truth Social 'STATEHOOD, #51, ANYONE?'.
- After Venezuela's semifinal win on Monday, the Venezuela national baseball team defeated Italy 4-2 and will face the United States in the WBC final in Miami on Tuesday.
- Social media users responded by mocking the idea as 'annexing a country over a baseball game' and questioned whether Venezuelan people would become U.S. citizens amid prior deportations, citing Canada and Greenland.
- Critics said the remark was a mind-game, accusing Trump of seeking attention rather than serious policy, while some commentators warned about leadership risks and demanded impeachment or legal action.
- Observers noted Venezuela is a sovereign nation and will never, ever become the 51st state, while analysts dismissed the proposal as unrealistic due to distance and precedent like Canada and Greenland.
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It’s USA vs. Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic final. The Maduro raid and decades of tension simmer under the surface
Team USA and Venezuela are set to meet Tuesday night in the final of the World Baseball Classic, a fitting showdown between two of the top teams on the field from nations that have a long and tense history off it.
Baseball: Venezuela comes back to beat Italy, to face U.S. in WBC final
Ronald Acuna Jr. tied the game with an infield single and Maikel Garcia drove in the go-ahead run during a seventh-inning rally as Venezuela advanced to the World Baseball Classic championship game with a 4-2 comeback win over Italy in Monday's semifinal.
SCAN SPORT - The President of the United States congratulated the Venezuelan baseball players in his own way for their exploit against Italy, with a provocation referring to the military intervention carried out in early January by the Americans in Venezuela.
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