Thank You, President Trump
The article discusses the implications of President Trump's comments about statehood for territories like Canada and Venezuela. It suggests that these remarks have sparked renewed interest in the idea of admitting new states to the U.S., which hasn't happened in over 60 years. The author argues that statehood for places like Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico could address representation issues and shake up the political landscape.
- ▪President Trump has suggested that Canada and Venezuela could become U.S. states.
- ▪The U.S. has not admitted a new state in over 60 years, leading to a perception of political stagnation.
- ▪Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico are among the territories that have long sought statehood.
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new video loaded: Thank You, President TrumptranscriptBacktranscriptThank You, President TrumpThe president’s trolling of Canada, Greenland and Venezuela over becoming America’s next state has had one positive side effect, the Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie argues.Thanks, President Trump, for getting people to think about statehood again. Last year, as President Trump and his allies relished their return to power, President Trump engaged in trolling, basically, of the nation’s closest ally, Canada, repeatedly suggesting that Canada might become the country’s 51st state. The president, I suppose when he gets bored, still floats this idea of annexing other countries to become new American states. The president shared a meme depicting Venezuela as the 51st state.
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