A US TV anchor claimed President Donald Trump instructed him he is “seriously considering a move to make Venezuela the 51st state”.
John Roberts, Fox News co-anchor and White House correspondent, said he was instructed so by the US President over the cellphone.
An attack was launched on the Venezuela in January, following months of rising tensions between the two nations. Mr Maduro and his spouse, Cilia Flores, were captured in Caracas and were then taken to the US.
Mr Trump later instructed the media “we are going to run the country” and added Mr Maduro and hiw sife would “face American justice”. At the time, Caracas rejected allegations made against Mr Maduro and his authorities – including claims from the US that the Venezuelan chief is the head of a “narco-terrorist cartel”.
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