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The US ambassador to Iceland made an inappropriate comment about Iceland being the 52nd state and was summoned by Icelandic President to explain. A poor joke, apparently.

One almost wonders if the US admin is actively trying to get one of its ambassadors declared persona non grata.



Is 52 a typo or did he really say that? The US has 50 states, so why not 51?


I suspect that the implication in context was that the 51st state would be Greenland. Which doesn't really help make this less of a diplomatic faux pas.


Probably a reference to the "joke" that Canada would soon become the 51st state


Maybe his views are more heterodox and he was counting Puerto Rico as 51st! (sarcasm, in case this isn't clear)


Greenland is the 51 state.


It would seem like that, but that's bonus. It's really about the spoils of crony oligarchy.




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