REYKJAVIK / COPENHAGEN — Iceland summoned the U.S. ambassador on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, after President Donald Trump posted a map on Truth Social covering Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean in the American flag and labeling the whole landmass “United States of America,” local broadcaster RÚV reported, according to Reuters.

Trump posted the image without accompanying text. The graphic was one of a series that afternoon; RÚV noted most of the others pushed renaming New Mexico as “New America.”

Iceland’s Foreign Minister Thorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir (Thorgerdur Gunnarsdottir in Reuters’ anglicization) called in Billy Long, the U.S. ambassador to Iceland, who only formally took up the post last month.

“The position was clearly expressed that the post was completely inappropriate,” the foreign ministry told RÚV.

The U.S. State Department, the embassies in Copenhagen and Reykjavik, and the U.S. consulate in Nuuk did not immediately reply to Reuters’ requests for comment. The Icelandic foreign ministry also did not reply separately to Reuters.

The Truth Social post RÚV cited is here: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117230286557431140.

Greenland pressure, EU money, and a NATO ally’s reply

The map lands on a live sovereignty fight. Trump’s repeated assertions that the United States must acquire Greenland — a semi-autonomous Danish territory — have strained Washington’s relationship with Copenhagen, another founding NATO member, and rattled capitals across Europe.

Iceland last month voted against reopening EU membership talks in a referendum where Trump’s Greenland designs featured as a political backdrop. Some supporters of starting talks had cited concern about U.S. reliability as a reason to consider closer EU ties, though analysts told Reuters that domestic economic concerns ultimately drove the result.

Trump’s map post came hours after the European Commission announced a €200 million (about $232.5 million) investment in Greenland during a visit by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, speaking to Danish news agency Ritzau in Nuuk, said Greenland’s message had been consistent:

“The Greenlandic government and the Greenlandic people have said again and again that they do not want to be American,” Frederiksen said. “I hope no one is in any doubt about that, either in the United States or the rest of the world.”

Painting allies under Old Glory on a social-media map is presidential cosplay, not consent. Sovereignty is not a mood board. Allies notice when Washington treats their borders as props — and Reykjavik’s summons is the diplomatic equivalent of saying so out loud.

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