“Let’s buy California”: a petition launched in Denmark in response to Trump’s ambitions on Greenland

“Do you know what Denmark needs?” No more sun, palm trees and roller skates. So why not buy California? A satirical petition launched in Denmark has already collected more than 200,000 signatories to allow the Nordic country to appropriate the US state.

Website (denmarkification.com), slogan (“måke califørnia great ægain”) … everything goes there. “California could be ours, and we need your help to get there,” it is written in the text that accompanies the petition. The site provides crowdfunding at a reasonable price of $ 1,000 billion because “Trump is not really the biggest fan in California”, according to the organizers.

“Los Angeles? Plutôt loose Ångeles »

For those who give more than 1 million Danish crowns, or more than 130,000 euros, the possibility of having a private beach in Malibu is planned. “It is in the national interest in promoting the extraordinary heritage of our nation, which is why California will become the new Denmark. Los Angeles? Rather Løs Ångeles ”, can still be read.

The American president launched the idea in 2019 “for reasons of economic security”. The Arctic Island is deemed to be rich in oil, in gas and other raw materials essential to green technologies. Upon his arrival at the White House in January, he put his project on the table, by not excluding using force.

At the same time, his son Donald Trump Jr had visited the territory. A trip that was not really appreciated by local Prime Minister Múte Egede: “We are Greenlanders. We don’t want to be Americans. We also don’t want to be Danes. The future of Greenland will be decided by Greenland, “he said. But have they signed the petition?