Iceland Rejects Trump Map Depicting Country Under US Flag

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Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir and Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir on Tuesday condemned a social media post by U.S. President Donald Trump showing Iceland and neighboring countries covered by the U.S. flag.
Frostadottir told a government press conference that the image conveyed an “absurd” message and insulted Icelanders, Canadians and Greenlanders.
“There is nothing funny or normal about making fun of the sovereignty of states,” she said.
Gunnarsdottir said Iceland had sent a clear message to the United States that the post was “completely unacceptable.”
She stressed that Iceland is a sovereign and independent state responsible for its own destiny, adding that no other country could determine how Iceland handles its sovereignty.
“If this is supposed to be a joke, then it is a bad joke,” she said.
Gunnarsdottir summoned U.S. Ambassador to Iceland Billy Long for a meeting Monday after Trump published the image on Truth Social. She said Iceland’s position had been explicitly conveyed to the ambassador.
Trump posted the map Monday showing the United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland and Central America covered by the U.S. flag.