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President Donald Trump reacted to Venezuela's win over the U.S. in Tuesday's World Baseball Classic title game with one word, which was of course in all-caps.
AP Photo/Alex Brandon President Donald Trump reacted to Venezuela’s win over the U. S. in Tuesday’s World Baseball Classic title game with one word, which was of course in all-caps.
Venezuela downed the U. S. 3-2 in Miami just two and a half months after Trump ordered the invasion and subsequent abduction of then-President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Celia Flores .
With a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, Venezuela’s Andrés Machado gave up a game-tying two-run homer to Bryce Harper . The tie was short-lived, however, as Eugenio Suárez hit an RBI double in the top of the ninth to give Venezuela a 3-2 lead. The score stood, as Daniel Palencia pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to notch the save and with it, Venezuela’s first WBC title.
Shortly after the final out, Trump posted on Truth Social, “STATEHOOD!!! President DJT. ” On Monday, Trump reacted to Venezuela’s semifinal win over Italy by suggesting Venezuela become the 51st state.