RantCrush Top 5: February 22, 2017

The other day, Icelandic President Guðni Jóhannesson visited a local high school and told the students that he is no fan of pineapple on pizza. He even went so far as to say that if he could, he would ban pineapple as a pizza topping outright. After that, the internet went bananas and tried to determine if tropical fruit on pizza is a good or bad idea.

you can all stay in Iceland as well so us pineapple on pizza lovers can live in peace and tastiness pic.twitter.com/UOZ3g5shNp

— Luke Brooks (@luke_brooks) February 21, 2017

Trump over here ruining the country and Iceland’s president is tryna do God’s work by banning pineapples on pizza.

— Andre. (@Akhdre_) February 22, 2017

Yesterday the president wrote on his Facebook that he likes pineapples, just not on pizza, and that he is happy he can’t ban what people eat. “Presidents should not have unlimited power,” he wrote, and added that he wouldn’t want to live in such a country. Jóhannesson is an extremely popular president with a 97 percent approval rating. He was applauded for refusing a pay raise and donates 10 percent of his pre-tax salary to charity. And for the record, his favorite pizza topping is seafood.

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.