{"id":2401568,"date":"2025-02-11T18:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T23:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denmark-petition-to-buy-california-gains-over-200000-signatures-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T18:42:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T23:42:13","slug":"denmark-petition-to-buy-california-gains-over-200000-signatures-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denmark-petition-to-buy-california-gains-over-200000-signatures-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Denmark petition to buy California gains over 200,000 signatures &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdenmark-petition-to-buy-california-gains-over-200000-signatures-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2401568&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A \u200dviral petition from denmark is gaining momentum with \u200bover 200,000 \u2062signatures, advocating\u2064 for the country to\u2062 purchase California from the United States. This initiative is seen as a humorous response to former President Donald\u200b Trump&#8217;s interest in acquiring Greenland, a territory owned by Denmark. The \u200bpetition, hosted on a site called &#8220;Denmarkification,&#8221; encourages participants to &#8220;Danify California&#8221; adn emphasizes\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-eases-up-on-the-bureaucracy-with-nations-first-general-regulatory-sandbox\/\" title=\"Utah Eases Up on the Bureaucracy with Nation&#039;s First General Regulatory Sandbox\">potential benefits<\/a> of the acquisition, such as enhancing Denmark&#8217;s technology sector and securing control over land that produces 90% of U.S. avocados. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">campaign humorously suggests<\/a> the idea of Mickey Mouse in a Viking helmet to entice support. The petition reflects both a playful critique of geopolitical\u200c ambitions and an imaginative take on cultural \u200cexchange.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Denmark petition to buy California from US gains over 200,000 signatures<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1991452\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A viral petition from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/denmark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Denmark<\/a> has set its sights on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California<\/a>, pitching the idea to raise support to buy the state from the United States.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The petition is likely a jab at President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> bid for the U.S. to acquire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greenland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Greenland<\/a>,&nbsp;which is owned by Denmark despite operating as its own territory. The website, <a href=\"https:\/\/denmarkification.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">titled &ldquo;Denmarkification,&rdquo;<\/a> urges users to &ldquo;Danify California&rdquo; and &ldquo;M&aring;ke Calif&oslash;rnia Great &AElig;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/correction-taylor-swift-has-not-announced-her-retirement\/\" title=\"Correction: Taylor Swift has not announced her retirement\">gain&#038;rdquo<\/a>; by means of the petition, which has already garnered over 200,000 supporters as of Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Have you ever looked at a map and thought, &lsquo;You know what Denmark needs? More sunshine, palm trees, and roller skates,&rsquo;&rdquo; the website states. &ldquo;Well, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make that dream a reality. Let&rsquo;s buy California from Donald Trump!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The petition goes on to list numerous benefits for Denmark acquiring California, including dominance in the technology industry by &ldquo;gaining an extra bunch of Tech bros&rdquo; and acquiring the land where 90% of the U.S.&rsquo;s avocados are grown. Another benefit to Denmark would be owning the land that houses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/disney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Disneyland<\/a>, pitching the idea of &ldquo;Mickey Mouse in a Viking helmet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amid this petition and Trump&rsquo;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3316958\/buddy-carter-renaming-greenland-red-white-and-blueland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">pitched the name &ldquo;Red, White, and Blueland.&rdquo;<\/a> Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3315276\/trump-establishes-gulf-of-america-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">already rebranded the Gulf of Mexico as the &ldquo;Gulf of America,&rdquo;<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3302570\/google-maps-rename-gulf-mexico-gulf-america-us-users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Google Maps adopting the rename<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio explained that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3306292\/trump-acquiring-greenland-national-interest-marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump&rsquo;s desire for Greenland relates to having an advantage over China in trade<\/a>, as the Arctic region in Greenland is going to become &ldquo;critical&rdquo; in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1991452\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1991452\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denmark&#8217;s petition to buy California from the U.S. gains 200,000+ signatures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2401569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Denmark-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,13316,5434,6321],"class_list":["post-2401568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-denmark","tag-petition","tag-signatures"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Denmark-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401568"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401572,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401568\/revisions\/2401572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}