Iceland summons US ambassador after Trump posts map showing island under American flag
Iceland’s foreign ministry called the map completely inappropriate and summoned the U.S. ambassador after Trump’s post showed 7 countries and territories as American.
- On Monday, Iceland summoned U.S. Ambassador Billy Long after President Donald Trump posted a map on Truth Social showing Iceland, Canada, Greenland, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean labeled "United States of America."
- Trump's assertions in recent years that the U.S. must acquire Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, sparked tensions between Washington and Copenhagen, both founding NATO members.
- The post arrived hours after the European Commission announced a €200 million investment in Greenland. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said, "I hope no one is in any doubt about that," regarding Greenlandic independence.
- Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Gunnarsdottir conveyed that the post was "completely inappropriate," according to local broadcaster RUV. The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- Iceland recently voted against reopening EU membership talks, where concerns about U.S. reliability had featured as a backdrop. Analysts said domestic economic concerns ultimately drove the referendum result.
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Donald Trump shows an irritating map on the net - all of North America and Iceland are marked as US territory on it. An embarrassing question widens: Has the US President Iceland again confused with Greenland?
Trump shows Iceland under US flag – Reykjavik then appoints the US ambassador.
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Thorgerdur Catherine Gunnarsdottir, called the United States Ambassador to Reykjavik, Billy Long, to express a strong protest, the reason being the publication by United States President Donald Trump on the social network Truth Social, where the map of the northern part of the western hemisphere was shown in
Iceland summons US ambassador over provocative Trump map
A day after summoning the U.S. ambassador for a formal rebuke, Iceland’s leaders on Tuesday publicly condemned a social media post from President Donald Trump showing the American flag covering their nation along with Greenland, Canada, Mexico and Caribbean states.
Iceland Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Trump’s Expansionist Map
—Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is on thin ice with Iceland after he posted a map that showed the American flag superimposed onto Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Mexico, and much of the Caribbean. Iceland’s leaders summoned U.S. Ambassador Billy Long for a formal rebuke on Monday and publicly condemned the social media post on Tuesday.“It is an insult to Icelanders, Canadians, Greenlanders,” Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir told reporters. “…
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