Authored by Rachel Roberts via The Epoch Times,
Iceland summoned the U.S. ambassador on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump posted an image on Truth Social showing the north Atlantic island and other countries covered by the American flag, according to local media RUV.
Trump's Labor Day post depicted the United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, the whole of Central America and the Caribbean covered by the stars and stripes banner, with the entire landmass labeled "United States of America." The image was shared without comment by the president.
Iceland is a founding member of NATO but has no army of its own and has had an agreement with the United States for its defense since 1951.
Icelandic Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Gunnarsdottir called in Billy Long, the U.S. ambassador to Iceland, who is new to the role, having formally taken up the post in August, according to RUV.
"The position was clearly expressed that the post was completely inappropriate," the foreign ministry told RUV.
'The 52nd State'
Former Missouri Congressman Long joked in January that Iceland would become the 52nd U.S. state and that he might be appointed governor.
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