Iceland's president said he would ban pineapple on pizza if he could

Pineapple on pizza: you love it, or you hate it so much you use your power as president of a small country to make it literally illegal.

In what's being called a "political bombshell" by Iceland Magazine, President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson said he would ban pineapple as a topping on pizzas- if he were allowed to pass laws on his own.

The incendiary comments were in response to questions from students about where he stood on the concept of pineapple as a topping while visiting a local high school.

Word of his controversial opinion quickly spread across the internet, where it began trending on Twitter. With a debate as contentious as this one, everybody had to get a word in.

[embed]https://twitter.com/myIoveiscooI/status/833829086761988098[/embed]

Emotions flared.

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

Brands are even taking to Twitter to make their stance on the issue known.

[embed]https://twitter.com/DiGiornoPizza/status/834058074121908225[/embed]

Long after the last pineapple is thrown into the Icelandic sea, DiGiorno Pizza's Last Stand will be remembered: "No ban here ? ."

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