Danes launch bid to 'buy California' and turn Disney World into Hans Christian Andersenland in retaliation for Donald Trump's Greenland threats
By ELENA SALVONI
Published: 06:33 EST, 10 February 2025 | Updated: 09:54 EST, 10 February 2025
Danish campaigners are proposing to buy California from the United States and turn it into a territory of Denmark in response to Donald Trump's bid to acquire Greenland.
The 'Denmarkification' campaign says it seeks to crowdfund $1trillion to purchase the US state, after which it plans to instill it with Danish values and make the most of its sunny weather and resources.
President Trump has repeatedly expressed an interest in making Greenland - an autonomous territory of Denmark - part of the US, citing its strategic importance and mineral wealth. He has not ruled out using military or economic power to persuade the EU member to hand it over.
Without mentioning Trump's threats, the Denmarkification website states its ambitions in similar terms to those used by the Republican - vowing, for example, to 'make California great again'.
The campaign 'to help Denmark buy California - because why not?' was started by Xavier Dutoit and its online petition has racked up some 200,000 signatures in a matter of hours.
Promises include renaming the state 'New Denmark' and turning its Disney resort into 'Hans Christian Andersenland' - complete with a Viking helmet-wearing Mickey Mouse.
Bosses from Danish toy giant Lego would run talks between the US and Denmark, Dutoit told Politico, because 'dealing with children throwing tantrums over missing bricks has made them experts in negotiation.'
The page argues that Trump may in fact welcome the sale of the Golden State, saying that he 'isn’t exactly California’s biggest fan' and pointing out that he has feuded with Californian leaders - the likes of Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris - for years.

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