The man behind the push, Xavier Dutoit, started the 'Denmarkification' website to make the pitch that the Scandinavian state should buy the Golden one for $1 trillion.

During an appearance in Denmark on Sunday, former world No. 1 Venus Williams denied she would be playing at the upcoming BNP Paribas Open, despite the tournament announcing in a press release Wednesday that the 44-year-old had been given a wild card.

The tongue-in-cheek campaign comes as President Donald Trump has made it clear that his interest in purchasing Greenland is definitely not a joke.

Is California for sale? A lighthearted petition to buy the state of California for Denmark prompted more than 200,000 signatures by Wednesday in response to President Donald Trump's talk about

A satirical petition that hundreds of thousands of people are supporting in a comedic effort to “buy” California from the United States.

The man behind the push, Xavier Dutoit, started the 'Denmarkification' website to make the pitch that the Scandinavian state should buy the Golden one for $1 trillion.

More than 230,000 people have signed a tongue-in-cheek retaliatory petition calling for Denmark California in response to President Trump’s growing desire to acquire

A lighthearted petition to buy the state of California for Denmark prompted more than 200,000 signatures by Wednesday in response to President Donald Trump’s talk about taking control of Greenland.

How much would it cost to buy California? Denmark thinks a trillion dollars should cover it. A tongue-in-cheek petition was circulating around the Nordic nation, with the goal of raising enough money for Denmark to buy the Golden State.

The lighthearted petition was launched in response to US President Donald Trump’s talk about taking control of Greenland.

According to the satirical crowd funding effort, Denmark would benefit from 'owning" California's weather, tech dominance and strong avocado supply.

Organizers say they'd rename Disneyland after the Danish fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen and put Mickey Mouse in a Viking helmet.