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Jan 15 • 15:20 UTC • 🇮🇸 Iceland • Visir

The Ambassadorial Candidate Apologizes

Billy Long, a potential U.S. ambassador to Iceland, has apologized for joking about making Iceland the 52nd state of the United States.

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