Iceland's president sparked international outrage with his pineapple dislike. Here's what he had to say

Iceland's President Gudni Johannesson's cause an international stir when it was reportedly disclosed his dislike for pineapple on pizza.

Local media reported that Johannesson said that if he could, he would ban the fruity topping. Huffington Post reported that Johannesson told a group of high school students that he would "pass a ban on pineapple as a pizza topping if he had the power to pass laws on his own".

Twitter users had a field day with this one:

It's savoury, it's sweet – Canadian invention #pineappleonpizza can't be beat pic.twitter.com/GDHRZU0rXQ

— Canada (@Canada) February 22, 2017

Forget pineapple. We all know the real monsters are the people who put wieners on pizza. #pineapplegate #pineappleonPizza pic.twitter.com/FLk3ObkVIW

— Stiff Knee (@Stiffknee709) February 22, 2017

Just for the record,the only thing better than #pineappleonPizza...is grilled pinapple on pizza. With smoky bbq sauce & Canadian bacon..mmm

— Laila Yuile (@lailayuile) February 22, 2017

If #pineappleonPizza is wrong, we don't wanna be right!  pic.twitter.com/aQpv41Aa03

— Venezia's Pizzeria (@VeneziasPizza) February 22, 2017

Ah, Iceland. Such a nice country - until its president declared war on #pineappleonpizza, sparking juicy debate. https://t.co/zlOc0FTQIW pic.twitter.com/yPukkCxdlq

— Lisa Gutierrez (@LisaGinKC) February 22, 2017

The attention over his pineapple statement forced the President to clarify his statement. On his Facebook page, Johannesson wrote: "I like pineapples, just not on pizza. I do not have the power to make laws which forbid people to put pineapples on their pizza."

He goes on to say he "would not want to hold this position if I could pass laws forbidding that which I don't like" and would not want to live in such a country.

In a cheeky remark, he recommends seafood on pizza.

Johannesson was formerly a history professor at the University of Iceland and is the first president in the country to march in a gay pride parade.