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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — <\/span>Red baseball caps spoofing Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> iconic MAGA hats have become a symbol of Danish and Greenlandic defiance against the U.S. president’s threat to seize the frozen territory.<\/p>\n The caps reading \u201cMake America Go Away\u201d \u2014 parodying Trump\u2019s \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d slogan \u2014 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.<\/p>\n European governments are rallying behind Denmark<\/a>, citing the need to defend Arctic regions and warning that threats against Greenland<\/a> undermine Western security.<\/p>\n Protesters, however, are less diplomatic.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to show my support to Greenland and also show that I don\u2019t like the president of the United States,\u201d said 76-year-old Copenhagen resident Lars Hermansen, who wore one of the red caps at a protest Saturday.<\/p>\n The mock hats were created by Copenhagen vintage clothing store owner Jesper Rabe Tonnesen. Early batches flopped last year \u2014 until the Trump administration recently escalated its rhetoric over Greenland. Now they are popping up everywhere.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen a delegation from America went up to Greenland, we started to realize this probably wasn\u2019t a joke \u2014 it\u2019s not reality TV, it\u2019s actually reality,\u201d said Tonnesen, 58. \u201cSo I said, OK, what can I do?\u201d 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?\u201d<\/p>\n Demand suddenly surged from a trickle to selling out in the space of one weekend. Tonnesen said he has now ordered \u201cseveral thousand.\u201d<\/p>\n The original version designed by Tonnesen featured a play on words: \u201cNu det NUUK!\u201d \u2014 a twist on the Danish phrase \u201cNu det nok,\u201d meaning \u201cNow it\u2019s enough,\u201d substituting Nuuk<\/a>, Greenland\u2019s tiny capital.<\/p>\n Protesters at Saturday\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n \u201cNo Means No,\u201d read one sign. Another declared, \u201cMake America Smart Again.\u201d<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m here to support the Greenlanders, who are going through a very hard time right now,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are being threatened with having their country invaded. I think it\u2019s totally unacceptable.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n