Marco Rubio throws Karoline Leavitt under the bus with Trump Greenland gaffe explanationMaroc Rubio revealed that Trump 'meant to say Greenland' while repeatedly saying Iceland during his speech at the World Economic Forum, despite Karoline Leavitt denying the blunderView 2 Images Marco Rubio admitted Trump 'meant to say Greenland' when he spoke about Iceland during the World Economic Forum (Image: AP)Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears to have thrown Karoline Leavitt under the bus by admitting that Donald Trump did confuse Greenland and Iceland multiple times during a speech to world leaders last week, contradicting the White House Press Secretary's denial about the incident. Article continues belowThe president went on to say Iceland three more times as he spoke about tense negotiations with Denmark over Greenland. "During his @wef remarks, President Trump appeared to mix up Greenland and Iceland around three times," NewsNation's White House Correspondent Libbey Dean wrote on X. When questioned by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia about the incident, Rubio responded: "Yeah, he meant to say Greenland." Trump insists that the US needs the mineral-rich island for national security purposes and hasn't ruled out military intervention.