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President Donald Trump strikes once again. It looks like President Trump has been following the WBC this time and has become a fan of Venezuela. And President Trump is now making it his mission to take over Venezuela.
After yesterday’s comment about Venezuela, President Trump has doubled down and posted again, saying, “STATEHOOD!!!”
Minutes after Venezuela’s 4-2 win against Italy, President Donald Trump posted, saying, “STATEHOOD, #51, ANYONE?” That comment carried a lot of weight because of the operation the USA carried out in January by capturing Nicolás Maduro.
Those tensions stayed in focus as the team entered Miami to face Team USA in the finals.

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Venezuela celebrates winning the World Baseball Classic after beating the United States 3-2 at loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxUSA MIA20260317103 MichaelxLaughlin
But team manager Omar López made it clear that the team would answer questions related to baseball only. Players like Eugenio Suárez also showed the same emotion, saying that this will be for the fans and people back at home.
And they did get over the line for their people when the time came. Venezuela beat Team USA 3-2 in the finals and won their first-ever World Baseball Championship, and even with President Donald Trump trying to take over Venezuela, this win is going to bring a lot of people joy.’
Amid statements by Donald Trump, Venezuela embarrasses Team USA
This was one of the worst games Team USA has played in the history of the World Baseball Classic. The WBC final was dominated by pitchers from both sides, but the way Team USA struggled to get on base showed the difference between the two teams.
In the first 6 innings of the game, Team USA had just 2 hits courtesy of Brice Turang and Bryce Harper. But none of them even got past the 2nd base. In the meantime, Venezuela had 4 hits and had scored 2 runs. At one point, people discussed that Venezuela might shut down Team USA. But Bryce Harper said not on my watch.
In the bottom of the 8th inning, Andres Machado walked Bobby Witt Jr. and then gave a homer to Bryce Harper to tie the game; everyone thought that this game was headed to extra innings. But Eugenio Suárez said not on my watch and did not let the game stay tied for very long.
In the top of the 9th, Suarez doubled on a pitch by Garrett Whitlock and scored Luis Arraez, who had walked earlier. This gave the lead back to Venezuela, and when the bottom of the 9th came, Team USA couldn’t do anything and lost the game 3-2. This win brought out a lot of emotions from Venezuelan players.
William and Willson Contreras were in tears, hugging each other. On the other side, many of Team USA players looked distraught with themselves. The whole offensive lineup managed only 3 hits in the entire game, including the homer by Harper. Aaron Judge, Kyle Schwarber, and Alex Bregman looked like they had never faced Eduardo Rodriguez and simply could not get any hits.
To put this more into context, the only extra base hit by Team USA was the homer by Bryce Harper; other than that, none of the players even made it past the 1st base. And this win proved one thing: A superstar team will always beat a team of superstars.