Trump’s Iceland ambassador nominee apologizes for 52nd state ‘joking’
- Posted on January 16, 2026
- By The Hill
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Trump’s Iceland ambassador nominee apologizes for 52nd state ‘joking’

Former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.), President Trump’s pick to be the U.S. ambassador to Iceland, on Thursday apologized for joking that about Iceland becoming the 52nd state with himself as gover…