REYKJAVIK — Iceland’s foreign minister summoned the US envoy on Monday after President Donald Trump shared an image on social media showing the island and other territories under the American flag, local broadcaster RUV said on Tuesday.The map showed the United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean covered by the US flag, with the entire landmass labeled “United States of America” without any accompanying explanation.Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir summoned US Ambassador Billy Long to a meeting over the image posted by Trump on his Truth Social platform, according to Icelandic public broadcaster RUV.“It was made clear at the meeting that the post was entirely inappropriate,” the Icelandic Foreign Ministry said.The incident comes amid Trump’s repeated statements about seeking control of Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.Earlier this year, Trump repeatedly referred to Iceland while discussing Greenland at the World Economic Forum in Davos and at the White House.White House officials initially denied that he had confused the two countries, but US Secretary of State Marco Rubio later acknowledged that Trump had mixed up Iceland and Greenland.Trump has previously shared images depicting Greenland under the American flag or other US symbols.The latest post drew criticism in Iceland, with Sonja Thorbergsdottir, chair of the Federation of State and Municipal Employees, describing it as “disrespectful.”“This is not how civilized nations should behave towards one another,” she said.Trump on Sunday shared a photo that appeared to suggest the US state of New Mexico should be called “New America.” He came up with the new name for the state days after he signed an executive order to change Lake Ontario to “Lake America.”The image posted on Truth Social, which was reshared by the White House on X, shows the outline of the state with the word “Mexico” crossed out in red and replaced with “America.” There was no explanation shared alongside the image. The White House has not announced an effort to rename New Mexico.REYKJAVIK — Iceland’s foreign minister summoned the US envoy on Monday after President Donald Trump shared an image on social media showing the island and other territories under the American flag, local broadcaster RUV said on Tuesday.The map showed the United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean covered by the US flag, with the entire landmass labeled “United States of America” without any accompanying explanation.Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir summoned US Ambassador Billy Long to a meeting over the image posted by Trump on his Truth Social platform, according to Icelandic public broadcaster RUV.“It was made clear at the meeting that the post was entirely inappropriate,” the Icelandic Foreign Ministry said.The incident comes amid Trump’s repeated statements about seeking control of Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.Earlier this year, Trump repeatedly referred to Iceland while discussing Greenland at the World Economic Forum in Davos and at the White House.White House officials initially denied that he had confused the two countries, but US Secretary of State Marco Rubio later acknowledged that Trump had mixed up Iceland and Greenland.Trump has previously shared images depicting Greenland under the American flag or other US symbols.The latest post drew criticism in Iceland, with Sonja Thorbergsdottir, chair of the Federation of State and Municipal Employees, describing it as “disrespectful.”“This is not how civilized nations should behave towards one another,” she said.Trump on Sunday shared a photo that appeared to suggest the US state of New Mexico should be called “New America.” He came up with the new name for the state days after he signed an executive order to change Lake Ontario to “Lake America.”The image posted on Truth Social, which was reshared by the White House on X, shows the outline of the state with the word “Mexico” crossed out in red and replaced with “America.” There was no explanation shared alongside the image. The White House has not announced an effort to rename New Mexico.
