A viral petition from Denmark has set its sights on California, pitching the idea to raise support to buy the state from the United States.
The petition is likely a jab at President Donald Trump’s bid for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, which is owned by Denmark despite operating as its own territory. The website, titled “Denmarkification,” urges users to “Danify California” and “Måke Califørnia Great Ægain” by means of the petition, which has already garnered over 200,000 supporters as of Tuesday afternoon.
“Have you ever looked at a map and thought, ‘You know what Denmark needs? More sunshine, palm trees, and roller skates,’” the website states. “Well, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make that dream a reality. Let’s buy California from Donald Trump!”
The petition goes on to list numerous benefits for Denmark acquiring California, including dominance in the technology industry by “gaining an extra bunch of Tech bros” and acquiring the land where 90% of the U.S.’s avocados are grown. Another benefit to Denmark would be owning the land that houses Disneyland, pitching the idea of “Mickey Mouse in a Viking helmet.”
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Amid this petition and Trump’s bid to buy Greenland, Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) has proposed a new name for the Danish territory, should the U.S. succeed in acquiring it. Carter pitched the name “Red, White, and Blueland.” Trump has already rebranded the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” with Google Maps adopting the rename.
Last month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio explained that Trump’s desire for Greenland relates to having an advantage over China in trade, as the Arctic region in Greenland is going to become “critical” in the future.
