COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) 鈥� Red baseball caps spoofing iconic MAGA hats have become a symbol of Danish and Greenlandic defiance against the U.S. president’s threat to seize the frozen territory.
The caps reading 鈥淢ake America Go Away鈥� 鈥� parodying Trump鈥檚 鈥淢ake America Great Again鈥� slogan 鈥� have gained popularity along with several variants on social media and at public protests, including a weekend demonstration held in freezing weather in the Danish capital.
European governments are , citing the need to defend Arctic regions and warning that threats against undermine Western security.
Protesters, however, are less diplomatic.
鈥淚 want to show my support to Greenland and also show that I don鈥檛 like the president of the United States,鈥� said 76-year-old Copenhagen resident Lars Hermansen, who wore one of the red caps at a protest Saturday.
The mock hats were created by Copenhagen vintage clothing store owner Jesper Rabe Tonnesen. Early batches flopped last year 鈥� until the Trump administration recently escalated its rhetoric over Greenland. Now they are popping up everywhere.
鈥淲hen a delegation from America went up to Greenland, we started to realize this probably wasn鈥檛 a joke 鈥� it鈥檚 not reality TV, it鈥檚 actually reality,鈥� said Tonnesen, 58. 鈥淪o I said, OK, what can I do?鈥� Can I communicate in a funny way with a good message and unite the Danes to show that Danish people support the people of Greenland?鈥�
Demand suddenly surged from a trickle to selling out in the space of one weekend. Tonnesen said he has now ordered 鈥渟everal thousand.鈥�
The original version designed by Tonnesen featured a play on words: 鈥淣u det NUUK!鈥� 鈥� a twist on the Danish phrase 鈥淣u det nok,鈥� meaning 鈥淣ow it鈥檚 enough,鈥� substituting , Greenland鈥檚 tiny capital.
Protesters at Saturday鈥檚 rally waved red-and-white Danish and Greenlandic flags and carried handmade signs mocking U.S. claims over the territory, which is slightly larger than Saudi Arabia.
鈥淣o Means No,鈥� read one sign. Another declared, 鈥淢ake America Smart Again.鈥�
Wearing one of the spoof hats, protester Kristian Boye, 49, said the gathering in front of Copenhagen City Hall struck a lighthearted tone while delivering a serious message.
鈥淚鈥檓 here to support the Greenlanders, who are going through a very hard time right now,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey are being threatened with having their country invaded. I think it鈥檚 totally unacceptable.鈥�
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