FILE-A 55.style "Make America Go Away" baseball cap, distributed for free by Danish artist Jens Martin Skibsted, arranged in Sisimiut, Greenland, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Photographer: Juliette Pavy/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"Make America Go Away" hats were created to mock President Donald Trump’s signature "Make America Great Again" slogan and signature red caps.
The hats have become symbolic of intensifying public anger over Trump's desire to acquire Greenland and supporters are showing solidarity with Greenland.
On Wednesday, Trump spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and left no doubt that he is seeking negotiations to gain the territory.
What are the "Make America Go Away" hats?
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The red baseball caps reading "Make America Go Away" are a spoof of President Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" hats and catchphrase. These hats are circulating on social media and at public protests.
According to the Associated Press, the "Make America Go Away" caps were created by Jesper Rabe Tonnesen, a Copenhagen vintage clothing store owner. Demand grew for the hats, which sold out in one weekend.
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An original version of the cap created by Tonnesen featured a play on words: "Nu det NUUK!" — a twist on the Danish phrase "Nu det nok," meaning "Now it’s enough," substituting Nuuk, Greenland’s tiny capital, the AP reported.
What they're saying:
Tonnesen explained to the AP his reason for designing the hats. "When a delegation from America went up to Greenland, we started to realize this probably wasn’t a joke — it’s not reality TV, it’s actually reality," said Tonnesen. "So I said, OK, what can I do?" 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?"
Why does Trump want Greenland?
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President Donald Trump has expressed interest in acquiring Greenland since his first term in office — and his interest hasn’t waned over time. During the weekend, he renewed his calls for an American takeover.
In a recent Truth Social post, Trump said he was "hearing that the people of Greenland are ‘MAGA'." He attached a video that reportedly shows a Greenlander asking the U.S. to buy his country.
He has also insisted for months that the U.S. should control Greenland and recently stated that anything less than the Arctic island being in U.S. hands would be "unacceptable."
Greenland's strategic location above the Arctic Circle makes it a focal point in global security and trade debates.
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The island is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, a longtime U.S. ally and a founding member of NATO. It is also home to a large U.S. military base.
The land has valuable rare earth minerals, like uranium, and billions of untapped barrels of oil and an abundant supply of natural gas.
On a global scale, Greenland will be a rising focal point throughout the 21st century, experts say, based on the effect its melting ice will have on sea levels.
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