Billy Long has said “no offense” was intended in his remark, which came amid the US president’s threats to seize Greenland
US President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Iceland, former Representative Billy Long, apologized on Thursday for joking that the island nation could become the 52nd US state with himself as governor.
The remark comes as Trump’s statements regarding Greenland have escalated in recent weeks, with the US president increasingly insistent on acquiring the territory from Denmark and hinting at potentially taking the North Atlantic island by force.
Long told Arctic Today that his comments, made on Tuesday, were intended…
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