A satirical petition ostensibly aiming to crowdfund a trillion dollars to allow Denmark to buy California has received more than 200,000 signatures.

An online petition seeking to have Denmark buy the state of California from the U.S. has garnered hundreds of thousands of signatures. As of Wednesday, the petition has a little over 221,000 signatures.

A lighthearted Danish petition to buy the state of California and “bring hygge to Hollywood” comes in response to President Donald Trump’s talk about taking control of Greenland, a vast and mineral-rich Arctic island,

A parody online petition is pushing for Denmark to take control of California and "bring bike lanes to Beverly Hills." The campaign comes after US President Donald Trump doubled down on his wish to take over Greenland.

Before taking office again last month, Trump said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the island, calling it vital to US national security, and last month his son visit

Satirical petition proposes Denmark should buy California for $1 trillion as a response to President Trump's interest in Greenland.

Danish citizens have launched a campaign to ‘buy’ California for $1 trillion. This comes as US President Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to buy Greenland from Denmark. The satirical petition says it will rename California as ‘New Denmark’,

The 'Denmarkification' campaign says it seeks to crowdfund $1trillion to purchase the U.S. state.