US EditionTrump Sets New Territorial Target? Nominee for Ambassador of Iceland Calls Self 'Governor of 52nd State – Firstpost
Billy Long joked about Iceland becoming the 52nd US state amid stalled talks on Greenland's future, with a working group formed to address strategic disagreements.
- On Wednesday, an hour-long meeting between United States, Danish and Greenland officials failed to produce a major breakthrough, and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen called it `frank but constructive`.
- President Donald Trump framed Greenland as strategically vital, telling reporters it is very important for national security, including for Denmark, while Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said a fundamental disagreement remains.
- Earlier this year Trump nominated Billy Long, former Republican Congressman from Missouri and Trump nominee for US Ambassador to Iceland, and Long recently called himself the `governor of the 52nd state` on the House floor.
- Lars Løkke Rasmussen warned there are `fired lines` the US cannot cross and said a high-level working group will meet in the coming weeks to seek a compromise.
- Soon after the meeting, President Donald Trump reiterated Greenland is `crucial` for US security, questioning Denmark's capability to defend the Arctic territory.
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Thousands of people have signed a petition expressing their anger, after Donald Trump's proposed candidate for Ambassador's post in Iceland would have been shocked that this Nordic country should become the 52nd U.S. state, The Guardian transmits.
Iceland demands Trump's ambassador explain 'joke' about taking over nation
President Donald Trump sent the military into Venezuela to seize the then-sitting president and he has since decided that the U.S. will takeover the Arctic island Greenland. Now, the ambassador is making alleged jokes about Iceland, but the founding NATO member nation isn't laughing. Politico reported Thursday that the Icelandic ambassador from the U.S. has been called to explain himself to those in Reykjavík fearful that they're next after Gree…
A designated US ambassador to Iceland said that the Nordic country could be the "52nd state" and that he could be the next governor.
Billy Long, the US ambassador-designate to Iceland, joked that Iceland would be incorporated into the United States. Snorri Másson is unhappy with Sigmar Guðmundsson's criticism of the ambassador-designate and accuses him of "rage".
Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Iceland Apologizes
President Trump’s pick for ambassador to Iceland, former Rep. Billy Long, told Arctic Today that he apologizes for comments he made Tuesday about making Iceland the 52nd state with himself as governor.Said Long: "There was nothing serious about that, I was with some people, who I hadn’t met
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Missouri’s Billy Long apologizes after joking Iceland should become 52nd state
Then-U.S. Rep. Billy Long speaks during a press conference on Feb. 22, 2022, in Jefferson City, Missouri (Madeline Carter/Missouri Independent).Billy Long’s prospects of becoming ambassador to Iceland hit a stumbling block this week, as the former Missouri congressman had to apologize Thursday after facing backlash for his comments suggesting the country should become a U.S. state, with him serving as governor. Long, in an interview with Arcti…
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