Posted on 03/18/2025 1:49:37 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
A Danish petition to "buy California" from the U.S. is nearing 300,000 signatures.
The tongue-in-cheek petition was created in response to President Donald Trump's repeated threats to purchase Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark.
Newsweek has contacted Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment by email.
While the petition may be a lighthearted attempt to get back at Trump for floating the idea of purchasing Greenland, despite the prime ministers of Greenland and Denmark both saying the territory is not for sale, it does signal the strength of feeling against Trump's proposal.
The tongue-in-cheek petition was created in response to President Donald Trump's repeated threats to purchase Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark.
Newsweek has contacted Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment by email.
Why It Matters While the petition may be a lighthearted attempt to get back at Trump for floating the idea of purchasing Greenland, despite the prime ministers of Greenland and Denmark both saying the territory is not for sale, it does signal the strength of feeling against Trump's proposal.
Residents of the territory also signaled their discontent at Trump this month when they elected the Demokraatit party to govern in the most recent election. The party's leader has described Trump as a "threat to our political independence."
Around 270,000 people have signed the "Denmarkification" petition, titled "Let's Buy California from Trump — Denmark's Next Big Adventure."
"Let's buy California from Donald Trump! Yes, you heard that right. California could be ours, and we need your help to make it happen," reads the petition, which aims to collect 500,000 signatures. The campaign says it seeks to crowdfund $1 trillion to purchase the U.S. state, which will bring "hygge (coziness) to Hollywood," "bike lanes to Beverly Hills," and "organic smørrebrød to every street corner."
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Where do I sign?
Hell, I’d be in favor of PAYING then to take California.
Give us an offer!!!
They’d also have to take Newsom, Pelosi, Schiff, and the whacko Hollywood elites. For their own benefit, I think they would need to reconsider.
Please, Brer Denmark, don’t throw me in dat dar briar patch.
Sold!
Take it!
I didn’t realize Denmark had several trillion in cash lying around.
Works for me.
Good. They can merge it with Legoland and make it actually entertaining.
Pronto.
5% of the population of Denmark, assuming it’s true.
Where would they get the money?
“In 2024, California’s GDP is approximately $4.1 trillion, nearly 10 times larger than Denmark’s $431 billion economy.”
“The economy of the State of California is the largest in the United States, with a $4.080 trillion gross state product (GSP) as of 2024. It is the largest sub-national economy in the world. If California were a nation, it would rank as the fourth largest economy in the world”
I say we take the pastry known as Danish and rename it MAGA.
Sell them Oakland and Marin County and wherever it was that Newsome closed down the Dairy farms. Maybe they can clean them up and get the dairy farms reopened. If add Greenland to the trade we could kick in San Francisco.
Good riddance. Let the Danes put up with a totally inept State Government.
Move the capital to Solvang!
I’m fine with this.
Really. Pastries and pea soup. Works for me!
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