Iceland Summons US Ambassador After Trump Posts Map Showing Region Under US Flag
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- Financial Times
- Reuters
- La Nacion
- Folha de S.Paulo
- Der Spiegel
- Telex
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Iceland has summoned the United States ambassador, Billy Long, after President Donald Trump posted a map on Truth Social depicting Iceland and several other nations under the American flag. The image showed the United States, Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Central America, and the Caribbean covered by the Stars and Stripes, with the entire landmass labeled as the United States of America. Iceland's Foreign Minister, Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir, informed Ambassador Long that the post was completely inappropriate and unacceptable, emphasizing that Iceland is a sovereign and independent state.
Other nations also responded to the post. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that Mexico is not and will never be a colony or protectorate of any foreign nation. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen noted that the people of Greenland have repeatedly expressed that they do not wish to be part of the United States. The US State Department and US embassies in Denmark and Iceland did not initially respond to requests for comment.
Some reports suggest the post may have been triggered by a visit to Greenland by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who announced a 200 million euro investment package for the island. Trump has previously expressed interest in acquiring Greenland. In Iceland, the geopolitical uncertainty surrounding US reliability was a point of discussion during a recent referendum in which Icelanders voted against reopening negotiations to join the European Union, though analysts noted that internal economic concerns were the primary driver of that result.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- This outlet framed the event as a result of the president's imperialist fantasies leading to diplomatic friction.
- Centre
- These outlets focused on the diplomatic actions and the specific territories included in the map.
- Centre-right
- This outlet highlighted the context of Mexico's independence celebrations and the specific warnings given to Iceland about how to interpret the president's words.
Sources
- Centre-left Der Spiegel: Island depicted under US flag: Reykjavik summons US ambassador
- Centre Financial Times: Iceland summons US ambassador over Trump’s Stars and Stripes map
- Centre Folha de S.Paulo: Trump publishes map that includes Canada, Mexico and Greenland under US flag
- Centre-right La Nacion: Iceland confronts Trump over a controversial map that shows the country as part of the US
- Centre Reuters: Iceland summons US ambassador after Trump posts map showing island under American flag - Reuters
- Centre Telex: Iceland summoned the USA ambassador because of Trump's map post
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