Pro-Greenland demonstrators mock Trump with ‘Make America Go Away’ hats
Global News
Approximately 10,000 Danes marched outside Copenhagen City Hall in defiance of the U.S. president's pursuit of Greenland.
Thousands of people in Denmark and Greenland gathered over the weekend to protest the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to acquire the semi-autonomous Danish territory, some donning a new take on MAGA’s globally recognized “Make America Great Again” slogan.
Approximately 10,000 Danes marched outside Copenhagen City Hall in defiance of the U.S. president’s pursuit of Greenland.
The demonstrations drew diverse crowds, from older citizens to young families. Some wore hats modelled on Trump’s red MAGA caps but with “Make America Go Away” written on them. Others flew Greenlandic flags and held signs reading “Hands off Greenland.”
“We have to support Greenland,” protester Susanne Kristensen said. “We are Danes, Greenlanders are Danes, even though they’re Greenlanders, and we just have to stick together.”
“I want to show my support to Greenland and also show that I don’t like the president of the United States,” 76-year-old Copenhagen resident Lars Hermansen, who wore one of the red caps at a protest Saturday, told the Associated Press.
The mock hats were created by Copenhagen vintage clothing store owner Jesper Rabe Tonnesen. Early batches flopped last year — until the Trump administration recently escalated its rhetoric over Greenland. Now they’re popping up everywhere.
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