WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that Venezuela could become the 51st US state, citing growing oil cooperation between the two countries, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

"I want to thank Venezuela, where our relationship has become very, very good, a great one," Trump told supporters at a midterm election rally in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Trump announced the arrival of the first one million barrels of free Venezuelan oil under an agreement between the two countries.

"This historic win gives us control over a massive part of the world's oil supply," he said.