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A satirical video filmed outdoors in Greenland has gained viral attention on social media for its pointed critique of President Donald Trump.
The Instagram video shows a group of young Greenlandic people using both humor and irony to mock Trump amid his recent push to take control of the Arctic territory. The move was rejected by both Greenland’s leaders and Denmark, of which Greenland is an autonomous territory.
The clip was shared to the platform under @drp3 on January 26 and has since been viewed more than 21.5 million times, drawing more than 1.8 million likes in the process. It has amassed over 14,000 comments to date. Newsweek reached out to @drp3 for more information via Instagram.
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Shot using props such as snowmobiles and national flags, the video features a group of young people delivering sharp, scripted lines that lampoon the rhetoric and policies of the Trump administration while expressing support for Denmark. The clip is from a satire segment of the Danish radio station DR P3.
Tensions continue to flare between the U.S. and several NATO allies over Trump’s renewed calls for U.S. control of Greenland. Greenland’s leaders and the Danish government publicly rejected those demands, prompting a bigger diplomatic row.
Trump initially threatened additional trade tariffs against Denmark and a number of European allies who opposed his plans.
The president then pulled back from the feud at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he vowed not to use military force to seize Greenland from Denmark and that the previously discussed tariffs could be off the table. Trump said he had now secured a "framework" of an agreement over the autonomous territory that is home to around 56,000 people**—**the majority of whom are indigenous to the island.
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In the video, participants directly reference the ongoing standoff, with one person suggesting Trump "deserved the Nobel Peace Prize," adding: "Yes Mr. President, you are a true peacemaker because your threats have actually brought Denmark and Greenland closer."
Another line continues the theme, referring to Denmark: "Who knew a colony and its colonizer could be friends after all these years of tension?"
The viral video continued with jabs that blend the geopolitics and U.S. domestic issues currently making headlines.
"I’m not a colonizer, I’m just an immigrant," one person said in the clip, prompting another to answer: "Take responsibility or ICE raids the ice."
The sequence is a pointed reference to protests in the U.S. against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, following the death of two individuals in Minnesota.
That satirical exchange is followed by a scene in which a man is dramatically led away as police bells ring in the background.
The video also insinuates that Trump lies, cheats and lacks a moral compass before introducing a woman dressed to resemble Melania Trump, donning her signature tailored suit and nodding as someone asks, "Melania agrees, right?"
The closing moments include a line that expands the commentary beyond Greenland and Minneapolis, addressing another recent move by Trump that many Americans felt hostile toward.
"You want peace? A little piece of Venezuela, a little piece of Greenland?" one person said, before concluding: "You Mr. President deserve the Nobel Prize for uniting us against you."
Online reaction to the clip has been largely supportive, with commenters who appear to hold left‑leaning political views or who appear critical of the Trump administration praising the group’s use of satire to respond to the president’s statements and recent policies.
"Don’t worry about offending MAGA with subtitles…They can’t read," one viewer said.
Their comment has been liked 28,000 times.
Another added: "Y’all got room for one Black American who promises to mind his business and learn how to pronounce everything correctly?"
"Mamdani has really revolutionized political videos for the better," a third Instagram user, writer Jahad Chris Carter, commented.
Their post comment has been liked more than 6,000 times.
As the debate over Greenland continues, the video has become a viral expression of how some Greenlandic Inuit's feel about the controversy.
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