US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on most countries, including a group of remote islands inhabited by penguins and polar bears. Heard Island and McDonald Islands, a Norwegian archipelago in the Southern Ocean, became a trending topic after being included in the list of targeted territories due to their import taxes under Trump’s plan. However, reports confirm there are no fast-food chains on the islands, contradicting online speculation.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/03/trump-tariffs-islands-uninhabited-heard-mcdonald