Trump's expansionist map and renaming posts draw diplomatic and domestic backlash
September 9, 2026 at 06:59 AM
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8 reports · 3 in Arabic, 5 in English · over 38 hours
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(opens the publisher’s site)"خريطة ترامب" تفجر أزمة دبلوماسية.. وآيسلندا تستدعي السفير
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(opens the publisher’s site)Trump's Labor Day social media posts, including an expansionist map and a suggestion to rename New Mexico, drew diplomatic protests and opposition from state officials.
- Trump posted on Truth Social a map showing the US, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean draped in the US flag and labelled "United States of America."
- Iceland summoned US Ambassador Billy Long over the post; Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir called it "completely inappropriate."
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Greenland's government and people "do not want to be American."
- New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said the state's name "isn't up for debate," as Democrats accused Trump of seeking to distract from his Iran war.