Iceland Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Provocative Trump Map
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Iceland summoned the U.S. ambassador for a formal rebuke after President Trump posted an image on social media showing the American flag covering Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Mexico, and Caribbean states. Iceland's Prime Minister condemned the post as an insult to the sovereignty of nations.
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Iceland Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Provocative Trump Map
After voting against talks to join the European Union, Iceland is reacting forcefully to a slight against its sovereignty.
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A day after summoning the American ambassador for a formal rebuke, Iceland’s leaders on Tuesday publicly condemned a social media post from President Trump showing the American flag covering their nation along with Greenland, Canada, Mexico and Caribbean states.
“It is an insult to Icelanders, Canadians, Greenlanders,” Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir of Iceland told reporters on Tuesday, referring to Mr. Trump’s Monday post, which did not include any written commentary.
“There is nothing funny or normal about making fun of the sovereignty of states,” she added.
Icelanders have been wary of Mr. Trump since he threatened Greenland, their closest neighbor. Now, this social media post feels like a marked escalation in rhetoric, said Eirikur Bergmann, a politics professor at Bifrost University in Iceland.
“Icelanders are used to looking toward the U.S. as Iceland’s defender,” he said. “Now, our protector has become our intimidator.”
The American Embassy in Reykjavik declined to comment on Mr. Trump’s post or Iceland’s response, and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Mr. Trump’s post tests Iceland’s resolve just over a week after the Nordic country voted against exploring European Union membership.
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A day after summoning the American ambassador for a formal rebuke, Iceland’s leaders on Tuesday publicly condemned a social media post from President Trump showing the American flag covering their nation along with Greenland, Canada, Mexico and Caribbean states.
“It is an insult to Icelanders, Canadians, Greenlanders,” Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir of Iceland told reporters on Tuesday, referring to Mr. Trump’s Monday post, which did not include any written commentary.
“There is nothing funny or normal about making fun of the sovereignty of states,” she added.
Icelanders have been wary of Mr. Trump since he threatened Greenland, their closest neighbor. Now, this social media post feels like a marked escalation in rhetoric, said Eirikur Bergmann, a politics professor at Bifrost University in Iceland.
“Icelanders are used to looking toward the U.S. as Iceland’s defender,” he said. “Now, our protector has become our intimidator.”
The American Embassy in Reykjavik declined to comment on Mr. Trump’s post or Iceland’s response, and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Mr. Trump’s post tests Iceland’s resolve just over a week after the Nordic country voted against exploring European Union membership.
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