Iceland’s cheesy leader ate a slice of humble pie, hours after proclaiming he wanted to ban pineapple on pizzas.
President Gudni Jóhannesson clarified his controversial comments late Tuesday in a Facebook post titled “A statement on the pizza-controversy,” in which he insisted he had nothing against the juicy tropical fruit.
“I like pineapples, just not on pizza. I do not have the power to make laws that forbid people to put pineapples on pizza. I am glad that I do not hold such power,” Jóhannesson wrote in a post that was translated in English.
“Presidents should not have unlimited power. I would not want to hold this position if I could pass laws forbidding what I don’t like. I would not want to live in such a country.”
Jóhannesson came under fire after ranting while on a school visit in Akureyi about how much he despised pineapple as a pizza topping – so much so that he’d banish it forever, if he had the authority.
The president admitted his preferred pizza-topping preference was a bit fishy.
“For pizzas, I recommend seafood,” he wrote.