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Iceland summons US ambassador to protest Trump map

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Iceland summoned the US ambassador after Donald Trump posted a map depicting Iceland and other territories in US flag colors.
  • Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir said Iceland made clear during the meeting that the post was completely unacceptable.
  • The dispute follows earlier controversy over remarks by Trump’s ambassadorial nominee to Iceland, Billy Long, who later apologized and called them a joke.

Iceland has summoned the US ambassador after President Donald Trump posted a map that placed Iceland among territories covered in the colors of the US flag.

The image also showed Mexico, Canada, Greenland and Caribbean islands in the same colors. Trump posted it without comment on his Truth Social account, a day after suggesting that the US state of New Mexico should be renamed “New America” as part of his claim over the “Gulf of America.”

It was made clear in the meeting that the post was completely unacceptable.

· Þorgerður Katrín GunnarsdóttirIceland’s foreign minister described the message delivered to the US ambassador.

Icelandic Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir told public broadcaster RÚV that the government had delivered a blunt message during the meeting. “It was made clear in the meeting that the post was completely unacceptable,” she said.

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· Donald TrumpTrump suggested renaming the US state of New Mexico in a social media post.

The government had already sought explanations from Washington months earlier after reports emerged about a private remark by Billy Long, Trump’s nominee as ambassador to Reykjavík. Long reportedly said he was ready to become “the governor of the 52nd state,” referring to Iceland.

Long was eventually appointed ambassador and apologized at the time, saying the comment had been a joke.

the governor of the 52nd state

· Billy LongThe reported private remark about Iceland prompted an earlier request for explanations from Iceland’s government.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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