Trump sparks fury with map showing Canada and Iceland as part of US
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- Donald Trump posted a map coloring Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico and the Caribbean with the US flag and labeling the entire landmass “United States of America.”
- Iceland summoned the US ambassador and called the image “wholly inappropriate.”
- The post came as Canada and the United States faced a trade dispute and Trump continued to advocate making Canada the 51st US state.
A map posted by Donald Trump appeared to absorb Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico and the Caribbean into the United States, prompting anger and a diplomatic response from Iceland.
The image colored the territories with the US flag and labeled the entire landmass “United States of America.” Trump posted it on Truth Social without explanation during a burst of roughly 100 messages over the Labor Day weekend. Iceland said Tuesday that it had summoned the US ambassador to make clear that the image was “wholly inappropriate.”
wholly inappropriate
The post was the latest in a series of outlandish territorial images shared by Trump. According to an AFP count, he posted around 60 messages on Sunday and 37 more in 10 hours on Monday. He also shared a cartoon showing himself playing ice hockey against Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. In the image, Trump tells Carney, who is lying on the ice, “Get up governor.”
The map appeared as Canada and the United States faced a trade confrontation. Canada was due to impose retaliatory tariffs on billions of dollars of US products on Tuesday. Trump has repeatedly said Canada should become the 51st US state. Another image posted by Trump showed him receiving George Washington in the Oval Office.
Get up governor.
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