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Jan 15 • 20:29 UTC • 🇵🇱 Poland • Rzeczpospolita

Iceland outraged by words about the 52nd state of the USA. Ambassador candidate apologizes

Former congressman Billy Long, President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Iceland, faced backlash after joking that Iceland would become the 52nd state of the USA.

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