US President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated map Monday appearing to show the US absorbing Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Iceland, Cuba and parts of the Caribbean into a giant “United States of America”. Shared without context, the post sparked diplomatic backlash. Iceland summoned its ambassador and Mexico defended its sovereignty. Denmark also pushed back over Greenland. Online, the map has triggered widespread ridicule and questions about Trump’s fitness for office.
The map, posted on Truth Social without a caption or explanation, redrew continental North America in the US flag’s stars and stripes. Canada and Mexico appear annexed within US territory, alongside Greenland and Iceland. Meanwhile Cuba, Jamaica and several French Caribbean territories, including Martinique and Guadeloupe, are also depicted as part of the United States.
