Trump ambassador nominee apologizes for joking US will annex another key ally

President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Iceland apologized on Thursday after joking comments that the administration might annex that country too, when it's done with Greenland.

According to Politico, "Long was recently nominated to be ambassador to the island nation by President Donald Trump, who has said he wanted to make Canada the 51st state and is now seeking to take over another Arctic realm, Greenland." He reportedly joked that Iceland will be the "52nd state" and that he will serve as its governor.