Iceland summons US ambassador after Trump posts map showing Iceland and other territories under American flag
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Iceland summons US ambassador after Trump posts map showing Iceland and other territories under American flag

On September 7, 2026, President Trump posted a map on Truth Social depicting the United States flag covering North America, Greenland, Iceland, and other territories without explanation. Iceland's Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir summoned US Ambassador Billy Long, calling the post unacceptable. The post came the same day the European Commission announced a €232.5 million investment package for Greenland.

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Globe and Mail
Trump's latest map-making on social media stirs controversy in North Atlantic
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Washington Examiner
Iceland summons US ambassador after Trump posts map of US annexing island
Diplomatic dispute with EU investment context · neutral
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Most outlets converge on the same facts, Iceland summoned the ambassador, while the Globe and Mail alone highlights Iceland's rejected EU referendum and Denmark's minister calling it a maximalist vision.
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Trump's post of Iceland under US flag sparks outrage from Nordic country: 'Nothing funny or normal'
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“Iceland summons US ambassador after Trump posts map showing island under American flag - Reuters” · Globe and Mail, Reuters, The Hill

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Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen criticized the post as disturbing and inappropriate
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