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Danish Petition to 'Buy' California Nears 300,000 Signatures in Satirical Rebuff to Trump's Greenland Push

The viral campaign lampoons Trump's Greenland pursuit, underscoring European alarm over tariff threats.

Overview

  • The online petition has drawn roughly 280,000–290,000 signatures and remains live on Denmarkification.com.
  • Its mock plan targets a $1 trillion crowdfund and rebrands California as “New Denmark,” with “Løs Ångeles” and “Hans Christian Andersenland.”
  • Swiss-French activist Xavier Dutoit created the campaign with Danish friends to parody Trump’s renewed drive to acquire Greenland.
  • The Greenland dispute has widened into a diplomatic rift, with tariff threats from Washington and an EU emergency meeting in Brussels scheduled this week.
  • Danish and Greenlandic leaders say the island is not for sale as protests continue in Nuuk, and Trump has recently said he does not intend to use force.