On Monday, President Trump posted a map on Truth Social showing the U.S. flag stretched across most of North America, including Canada, Mexico, Greenland, and Iceland, all labeled simply “United States of America.” There was no caption or explanation, just a flag and a few dozen countries seemingly folded into one.
Trump posts a map depicting the US conquering the entirety of North America pic.twitter.com/Tu31S8QoKO
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 7, 2026
Iceland was among the first to react.
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Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir called the image an insult to Icelanders, Canadians, and Greenlanders alike, telling reporters that “there is nothing funny or normal about making fun of the sovereignty of states.”
Her foreign minister took things a step further.
Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir summoned the U.S. ambassador over the post, delivering a message that it was “completely inappropriate.” That’s not a minor diplomatic gesture, either; governments generally save that move for things they actually consider serious.
Denmark jumped in next, given its ties to Greenland.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen echoed what Greenlanders have already said more than once, that “they do not wish to be American.” Her foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, went even sharper, arguing the map showed Trump “still harbors some kind of maximalist vision in his own mind.”
Mexico wasn’t about to sit this one out either. President Claudia Sheinbaum dismissed the entire premise at a press conference, then posted on X that “Mexico is neither, nor will, be a colony or protectorate of any foreign country.”
Oddly enough, Trump’s weekend posting spree only got stranger from there. He shared at least eight images relabeling New Mexico as “New America,” along with an AI generated clip showing Trump repeatedly hitting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney with a hockey stick. Aide Natalie Harp, who reportedly oversees much of his social media output, was also said to be with him at his New Jersey golf club during the weekend.
Many people suggested changing the name of New Mexico, one of the great vote cheating states of all time, to NEW AMERICA. So much more prestigious and beautiful for the people of that potentially incredible State. Wow, I Love It!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP
( TS: Sep 6 2026,… pic.twitter.com/q9uTdIDFhT
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) September 6, 2026
None of this was new.
Trump has already tried formally renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” floated using the military to take Greenland, and once mistakenly called Iceland by the wrong country’s name entirely while discussing his territorial ambitions there.
Even the current U.S. ambassador to Iceland has history with the topic, having previously joked about the country becoming “the 52nd state” before issuing an apology.
Featured image via X screengrab
