Trump's Iceland ambassador pick made a '52nd state' joke. Icelanders aren't laughing

Jan 17, 2026 - 15:00
Trump's Iceland ambassador pick made a '52nd state' joke. Icelanders aren't laughing
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When Trump's pick for U.S. ambassador to Iceland joked this week that the Nordic country should become the 52nd state, and he should be its governor, it didn't exactly go down well.