# ‘This is not a joke’: Iceland condemns Trump post showing island under US flag

https://mins.news/en/item/50966

- CNBC, 2026-09-09 08:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/iceland-trump-map-us-flag-greenland-mexico.html

> Iceland condemned a post by Donald Trump depicting the island under the American flag, saying, “This is not a joke.” Denmark and Mexico also objected, highlighting the diplomatic backlash over Trump’s territorial ambitions.

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