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Iceland summoned the U.S. ambassador after President Donald Trump shared a map depicting Iceland and several other territories under the American flag, Icelandic media reported Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir called U.S. Ambassador Billy Long to a meeting over the image posted by Trump on Truth Social, according to Icelandic public broadcaster RUV.
“It was made clear at the meeting that the post was entirely inappropriate,” Iceland’s Foreign Ministry said.
The map showed the U.S., Canada, Greenland, Iceland, and Central America covered by the American flag. Trump posted the image without an accompanying explanation.
The incident follows 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 Trump had confused the two countries, but U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio later acknowledged that Trump had mixed up Iceland and Greenland.
Trump has also previously shared images depicting Greenland under the American flag or other U.S. symbols.
The latest post drew criticism in Iceland.
Sonja Thorbergsdottir, chair of the Federation of State and Municipal Employees, described the image as “disrespectful.”
“This is not how civilized nations should behave towards one another,” she said.
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