Greenlanders hijack MAGA hats with their own message to Donald Trump

A wave of protests broke out in Denmark and Greenland over the weekend in response to renewed efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump to pursue the acquisition of Greenland, an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.Demonstrators wore satirical red hats resembling Trumps signature Make America Great Again caps, but instead bearing the message Make America Go Away and Nu det NUUK (Enough is enough), a reference to Greenlands capital Nuuk.The hats also featured the Greenlandic flag. They were created by Greenlandic artist Aannguaq Reimer-Johansen as part of a coordinated protest campaign.Protests drew sizeable crowds in both Nuuk and Copenhagen. In Greenlands capital, with a population of roughly 20,000, nearly one in four residents reportedly took part in demonstrations against U.S. acquisition attempts. In the Danish capital, approximately 10,000 people marched carrying placards that read Greenland is not for sale and Hands off Greenland. One Greenland resident, Malik Dollerup-Scheibel, 21, told broadcasters: I thought this day couldnt get any worse, but it just did. It just shows he has no remorse for any kind of human being now.Many Greenlanders chanted Greenland for Greenlanders, emphasizing that the islands political destiny should not be negotiated without the consent of its population.Demonstrators in Denmark echoed similar sentiments. Protester Flemming Almind told NBC News that although he had never attended a demonstration before, this is very important to me. Another protester, Susanne Kristensen, said Denmark had an obligation to support the territory: We are Danes, Greenland are Danes, even though theyre Greenlanders, and we just have to stick together.Trumps latest effort to secure the territory followed tariff threats against multiple NATO allies. Denmark and Greenland are both NATO members. Greenland has been at the center of U.S. strategic ambitions for years, with its Arctic location and mineral resources repeatedly cited by U.S. officials. Trump has argued the acquisition would serve national security interests.The designer of the anti-MAGA hats, Reimer-Johansen, wrote on Facebook earlier this month: Greenland is not land to be bought. We, the people, are not something to purchase. He added: Not territory to be taken. Not something to be decided over our heads. It is home. We are people. Not property. Polling cited by CNN indicates that 74% of Americans do not support Greenland becoming part of the United States. Greenlands population is approximately 56,000, majority Inuit, and the island maintains broad domestic autonomy even as Denmark controls foreign policy and defence.The post Greenlanders hijack MAGA hats with their own message to Donald Trump appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.