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Yea.

Puerto Rico is the obvious choice.

We may also see parts of the North West US form their own state. I don't know how successful they'll be or if they'll simply join pre-existing stats but that's certainly possible.

DC's been vying for state-hood for a while but I doubt that will happen and, if it does, that could lead to a cascade of cities declaring themselves states which would be... interesting... to say the least.

Beyond that it's hard to say. We may see Guam and a bunch of smaller US Islands try to become states as a joint thing but that's really the only other possibility with current territorial bounds.

The Phillipeans has a VERY tiny chance of trying for state-hood but it is extremely unlikely at this point as they are a sovereign nation now. Only way I can see it realistically happening is if WWIII breaks out, they side with China, then get occupied by the U.S. again and decide to go state-hood following the war instead of independent nation.

Trump offered to buy Greenland and, had it gone through, you can bet he would have pushed to make it a state ASAP if only because it would help to enforce U.S. dominance over northern shipping; but that didn't work out. I can see Biden, a possible second Trump presidency, or another U.S. president in the future trying again with different terms but I'd say it's low.

Hong Kong is, surprisingly, possible but would require firstly wresting it from the CCP control (not likely) and even if successful it likely wouldn't become a STATE so much as a territory. If it does become one it will be for military and propaganda purposes.

After that I don't see anything likely. If Canada, for some insane, reason, declared war on the U.S. I can't see the U.S. keeping any territory gains. If Mexico did you might see some southern annexations but even then I doubt it would take. Cuba might be possible but extremely unlikely and would likely not work out well for anyone involved.

Anything further would be dependent on the U.S. claiming land it currently does not own. While I could say 'they'll make Iraq a state in the future cause of how much military presence they have' or some random thing it would be about as founded as saying 'I predict South Korea will beg to join the U.S. for protection from the North' or 'You know, the French flag has identical colors to America; clearly they want to join'; which is to say, little more than speculative wishing.

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