Trump's Iceland ambassador nominee jokes about country becoming 52nd state

cbc.ca

Trump's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Iceland, Billy Long, joked Iceland should be the 52nd state, sparking outrage. The comments, made during a gathering, were seen as offensive and disrespectful by many Icelanders, including a Member of Parliament. Long has since apologized, stating his remarks were intended as a joke and not serious, but the incident has raised concerns about U.S. attitudes toward smaller nations.


With a significance score of 2, this news ranks in the top 24% of today's 30432 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 10,000+ subscribers: