‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’: Danes offer to buy California after Trump’s Greenland claims
More than 200,000 signatures have been gathered for the campaign which promises
to change California’s name to “New Denmark”.
Wednesday 12 February 2025 15:00, UK
A light-hearted petition has been launched in Denmark to buy the state of
California in after Donald Trump said he wanted to take over Greenland.
The petition, which promises to “bring hygge to Hollywood”, asks: “Have you ever
looked at a map and thought: ‘You know what Denmark
[https://news.sky.com/topic/denmark-6496] needs? More sunshine, palm trees, and
roller skates?’
“Well, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make that dream a reality.”
The petition’s website claimed more than 200,000 people had signed it by
Wednesday lunchtime, although it is not clear how long it has been running.
The petition adds: “It is in the national interest to promote the extraordinary
heritage of our Nation, so California
[https://news.sky.com/topic/california-5717] will become New Denmark.”
Under their scheme, Disneyland will be renamed “Hans Christian Andersenland”.
“Mickey Mouse in a Viking helmet? Yes, please,” the petition said.
Promising to send “Lego executives and the cast of Borgen” to make the deal, the
petition to turn Los Angeles into “Løs Ångeles” adds that “rule of law,
universal health care, and fact-based politics might apply”.
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Of course, every petition needs some fine print, and it can be found way down at
the bottom: “Disclaimer: This campaign is 100% real… in our dreams.”
There’s also a financial target of “one trillion dollars (give or take a few
billion)”. According to the site, that means “just 200,000 kroner (£22,335) from
every Dane”.
During his first term as US president, Mr Trump
[https://news.sky.com/topic/donald-trump-5711] discussed the possibility of
claiming Greenland, which is a semi-autonomous Danish territory, and a vast and
mineral-rich Arctic island
In 2019, he scrapped a trip to Denmark over Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s
“nasty” response to his idea, and a full-scale diplomatic row developed over the
issue.
Before taking office for his second White House term, Mr Trump said he would not
rule out using military force to seize control of the island
[https://news.sky.com/story/why-does-trump-want-greenland-and-the-panama-canal-13285350],
calling it vital to US national security.
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At a joint news conference in Copenhagen last month, Ms Frederiksen and Mute B
Egede, Greenland’s [https://news.sky.com/topic/greenland-7938] Prime Minister,
rejected the plan.
Mr Egede said: “Greenland is for the Greenlandic people. We do not want to be
Danish, we do not want to be American. We want to be Greenlandic.”
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The US President’s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr, visited Greenland last month and
told citizens: “We’re going to treat you well.”
