Venezuela defeated Team USA 3-2 in the World Baseball Classic championship on Tuesday night, winning its first title in the tournament. The team was flat for most of the game but came back strong in the eighth inning with a two-run home run by Bryce Harper.
The win marked Venezuela’s dramatic victory over Italy earlier in the tournament. President Donald Trump took to social media to congratulate the team and jokingly mentioned making Venezuela the 51st state, saying “STATEHOOD! President DJT”. However, this is not his first comment about annexing a new territory – he previously mentioned Canada becoming the 51st state.
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