Petition to ‘Make California Great Again’ by selling it to Denmark gains over 220K signatures

There’s been a lot of talk about the U.S. buying (or forcibly taking over) other countries recently. But now, a new petition, calling for Denmark to buy California, is flipping the script.

The 100% satirical petition,”Denmarkification,” has cropped up in response to Trump’s declaration of interest in purchasing Greenland, a Denmark territory. And, at present, the tongue-and-cheek call to action has collected over 220K signatures.

“Have you ever looked at a map and thought, ‘You know what Denmark 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 reads. “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.”The gimmick, which features the tagline “Make California Great Again” continues, citing California’s most desirable qualities which could be adopted by Denmark, like excellent weather, “Avocado Toast Forever” and Disneyland, which the petition quips Denmark will rename “Hans Christian Andersenland.”

The petition also states that the purchase will “protect the free world,” echoing some of Trump’s previous statements about his intent to buy Greenland.

At a Jan. 7 press conference at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said, “You have approximately 45,000 people there. People really don’t even know if Denmark has any legal right to it. But if they do, they should give it up because we need it for national security. That’s for the free world.”

In his last term, Trump floated the idea of buying Greenland, too. However, in 2025, the conversation is ramping up. On Tuesday, a Georgia Republican introduced legislation which would authorize President Donald Trump to acquire the island of Greenland and rename it to “Red, White, and Blueland.”

“America is back and will soon be bigger than ever with the addition of Red, White, and Blueland,” said U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter. “President Trump has correctly identified the purchase of what is now Greenland as a national security priority, and we will proudly welcome its people to join the freest nation to ever exist when our Negotiator-in-Chief inks this monumental deal.”

Of course, Greenland isn’t exactly chomping at the bit to become part of the U.S. Officials in both Greenland and Denmark have said they aren’t interested in the transaction. In a written statement, per Reuters, the prime minister of Greenland, Múte Egsede, said Greenland won’t be sold to the U.S. “Greenland is ours,” Egsede wrote. “We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom.”