Has Greenland banned Donald Trump and his descendants?

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Has Greenland banned Donald Trump and his descendants?  A post claiming that Greenland has banned Trump and the next 100 generations of his descendants has racked up millions of views and thousands of shares. But ultimately, it was published by a satirical news channel.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/20/has-greenland-banned-donald-trump-and-his-descendants  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Has Greenland banned Donald Trump and its descendants?

00:07US President Donald Trump and his descendants have just been banned from setting foot in Greenland for 100 generations,

00:14according to a viral social media post.

00:17It says that the parliament in Nuk has just introduced legislation to that effect,

00:21and it's been seen almost 2 million times as of the time of this fact-check.

00:25It was posted against the backdrop of Trump's rhetoric to acquire the semi-autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark,

00:31which has ramped up in recent weeks.

00:34Greenland, Denmark and the rest of Europe have been steadfast in their resolve to protect Greenland's independence.

00:40Recently, a group of European countries sent a small contingent of troops to Greenland to show Trump that NATO is already present there.

00:47Trump has since threatened a wave of fresh tariffs on European countries for not going along with his plan.

00:52But no, a law to ban Donald Trump and his lineage for the next 100 generations

00:57is not one of the measures Greenland and Denmark are using to keep the territory out of the president's grasp.

01:03The halfway post, the account that shared the post on X, labels itself as a comedy and satire account.

01:09It also describes itself as Dadaist, an art movement that goes against the traditional ideas of beauty

01:15and uses humour and the absurd instead.

01:18There haven't been any reputable reports or announcements by the Greenlandic or Danish governments

01:23that any such ban against Trump is on the cards.

01:26Nevertheless, the president's ambitions to take control of Greenland have sent shudders through Europe and wider NATO,

01:33with some fearing a crumbling of the alliance from within if the US enters into conflict with fellow member Denmark.

01:39Trump argues that US control of Greenland is necessary for national security in the Arctic area.

01:45Still, its Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen assures that it wants to remain part of Denmark.

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