Trump’s map-making on social media stirs controversy in North Atlantic
President Trump posted an AI-generated map on social media showing the United States absorbing Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Iceland, Cuba, and parts of the Caribbean. The map depicts these territories as part of an expanded "United States of America." The posts have generated controversy in the North Atlantic region.
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