Trump Triggers International Incident With Deranged Post

Donald Trump has caused a major diplomatic incident in Europe with a deranged Truth Social post threatening a large-scale U.S. takeover.

Iceland summoned the U.S. ambassador on Monday after the 80-year-old president posted an altered and alarming map showing the American flag draped over the island nation, as well as Greenland, Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean.

According to Reuters, Icelandic Foreign Minister Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir demanded an explanation from Ambassador Billy Long—who officially took office in August—regarding Trump’s post, which she described as “totally inappropriate.”

Trump has long threatened to acquire Greenland—an autonomous territory belonging to Denmark, a U.S. NATO ally—and has not ruled out a full-scale invasion to seize control of it in the past.

The president has also strained international relations by suggesting that Canada become the 51st U.S. state and by taking the childish step of renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” after reigniting a trade war with the United States’ closest neighbor and ally.

It is unclear whether Trump personally posted the image showing the American flag stretching across multiple countries and continents.

Natalie Harp—the president’s favorite White House aide, who earns an annual salary of $150,000 as an executive assistant—is widely considered the person managing the content Trump posts on social media; her duties include persuading him to approve highly embarrassing AI-generated images and videos, and then accessing his account to repost them widely.

Reportedly, it was Harp who posted the racist video—shared by Trump—depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys, as well as an image portraying Trump as Jesus Christ. Trump had previously raised concerns by repeatedly confusing Greenland and Iceland.

Trump had previously caused concern after repeatedly mixing up Greenland and Iceland.

During a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, Trump appeared confused, repeatedly mentioning Iceland while criticizing NATO for not allowing him to acquire Greenland.

“I know we’d be there for them. I don’t know that they’d be there for us with all of the money we expend, with all of the blood, sweat and tears… They’re not there for us on Iceland, I can tell you,” Trump said. “Their stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland’s already cost us a lot of money.”

Former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt desperately tried to defend the president’s gaffe by claiming he was simply referring to Greenland as a “piece of ice.”

However, Trump had also confused the two countries during a White House press conference the day before, while defending the tariff threats used to pressure Denmark into selling Greenland to the United States.

Trump said: “Iceland… without the tariffs, they wouldn’t have even talked to us about this deal in the first place.”

Iceland—a small country with just over 400,000 inhabitants—is a popular tourist destination; Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka, visited with her family last month, a trip that included a visit to the famous Blue Lagoon resort.