A satirical petition calling on Denmark to "buy" California has surpassed 200,000 signatures, in an apparent response to the Trump administration's renewed calls for the US to buy Greenland.
The campaign - hosted on Denmarkification.com - imagines a world where Denmark buys America's most populous state, renames it "New Denmark" and even renames Disneyland as "Hans Christian Andersenland", reports the Telegraph.
US President Donald Trump has again issued a warning about the strategic importance of Greenland, saying the US needs the island to counter Russian influence and asserting that "now is the time" to act, although his comments have been sharply criticized by European leaders.
On Saturday, thousands of Greenlanders marched through the capital Nuuk, in protest against the Trump administration's growing threats to buy the self-governing territory.
In response, Trump has threatened to impose tariffs of 10 percent starting February 1, rising to 25 percent on June 1 on countries that oppose Washington's bid to control Greenland - including Denmark and some of its closest European allies - and to keep these tariffs in place until a deal is reached on Greenland.
Leaders across Europe have reacted strongly to Trump's threat to impose tariffs on allied countries that oppose America's efforts to take control of Greenland, warning that the move risks undermining NATO cooperation and straining transatlantic ties, while defending Greenland's right to determine its own future.
