A satirical online petition for Denmark to purchase California has gathered over 200,000 signatures.
The petition jokingly responds to President Trump’s discussions about potentially purchasing Greenland, a territory of Denmark.
“Let’s Buy California from Trump – Denmark’s Next Big Adventure,” the petition reads.
200,000 people in Denmark signed a petition to buy California from US.
The petition’s slogan is “Make California Great Again” pic.twitter.com/8S3JtcFHtL
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The petition says the Scandinavian country needs “more sunshine, palm trees, and roller skates.”
It lists a crowdfunding goal of $1 trillion to make the purchase.
In response to President Donald Trump’s continued musing about acquiring Greenland from Denmark, Danish citizens have launched their own effort to purchase California from the U.S. https://t.co/4BfJwHvG8U pic.twitter.com/QxuVwwQhVv
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“We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood, bike lanes to Beverly Hills, and organic smørrebrød to every street corner. Rule of law, universal health care and fact based politics might apply,” the petition reads.
“Måke Califørnia Great Ægain,” the top of the petition’s website says.
Denmark would buy California from Trump in joke petition: ‘100% real … in our dreams’ https://t.co/OXKymn5XBT
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Per NBC News:
Among the listed so-called “supporters” of the petition are the ancient Scandinavian king, Sven the Viking, Karen from accounting and Laris Ulrich, the Danish drummer and founding member of the band Metallica.
“Imagine swapping your rain boots for flip-flops,” the petition says, perhaps cogniscant of the fact that during the dark winter months Denmark gets just an hour of sunlight a day. By contrast, California gets 300 days of sunshine a year.
As part of the buyout plan, the petition — launched on the website denmarkification.com — has set a crowdfunding goal of $1 trillion, “give or take a few billion,” and the target of 500,000 signatures.
Denmark’s foreign ministry and California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment.
And at the bottom of the the petition’s website, which does not mention Greenland, is a message reading, “Disclaimer: This campaign is 100% real… in our dreams.”
In a playful twist, a new online campaign suggests that Denmark should acquire California following Trump’s remarks. https://t.co/rOg3S4oRPN
— Fast Company (@FastCompany) February 12, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEAVIN’? More than 200,000 people have signed a petition for the Golden State to be purchased by Denmark amid President Trump’s repeated interest in making Greenland, a Danish territory, part of the United States. More details. https://t.co/NJxnnzndOS pic.twitter.com/R9o72YzKPO
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 12, 2025
USA TODAY reports:
Now, an online petition made up by a self-described “lifelong progressive campaigner and activist” is circulating on the website Denmarkification, hitting back at Trump’s proposal.
“Have you ever looked at a map and thought, ‘You know what Denmark needs? More sunshine, palm trees, and roller skates,’” the petition says. “Well, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make that dream a reality. Let’s buy California from Donald Trump!”
The petition even makes the case that, at the right price, Trump would be more than willing to part with the blue state, which overwhelmingly backed his opponent, Kamala Harris, in the 2024 presidential campaign.
“We’re pretty sure he’d be willing to part with it for the right price,” the petition says.
The satirical petition is filled with all sorts of silly reasons why Denmark would want to buy California and rename it to New Denmark, including its tech dominance and abundance of both sunshine and avocado toast.
Read the full satirical petition HERE.
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