Overview
- The proposal originated from the X account @cinceitta2030, which labels itself metapolitical satire, and has been viewed more than 5 million times.
- Marco Rubio said he will meet Danish officials next week, creating a formal diplomatic touchpoint as public attention to Greenland resurges.
- Princess Isabella, 18, is second in line to Denmark’s throne, while Barron Trump, 19, is a student at New York University’s Stern School of Business.
- Online reaction ranged from lighthearted approval to criticism calling the idea “medieval fan-fiction,” underscoring that no policy move is in play.
- Greenland is a semi-autonomous Danish territory rich in minerals and host to the U.S. facility at Pituffik, and the U.S. and Denmark are NATO allies.