Young people in Greenland are using social media to criticize the United States as tensions grow over President Donald Trump’s stubborn push to take control of the Arctic island.
A viral video circulating online shows Greenlanders mocking what they describe as American culture, sparking anger among MAGA supporters.
The clip shows two young people pretending to be under the influence of drugs. The video includes the caption, “Bringing American culture to Greenland.”
Highlights
- Greenland youth use viral social media videos to mock American drug culture amid tensions with the U.S.
- A viral clip shows Greenlanders imitating fentanyl intoxication, with one social media user calling it 'American Urban Yoga.'
- MAGA supporters reacted angrily, linking the issue to Democrat-run cities.
- Data shows fentanyl overdose rates are highest in both Republican and Democratic states, complicating blame.
A video shows Greenlanders pretending to be high on drugs, calling it ‘American culture’
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Viewers quickly interpreted the post as a reference to the U.S. drug epidemic, particularly fentanyl use.
The backlash comes as political tensions between the U.S. and Greenland continue to rise. Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in taking over the Danish-owned territory, despite Greenland and Denmark firmly rejecting the idea.
Trump has continued to press the issue and has threatened additional tariffs against countries that oppose his plans.
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Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland’s minister for business and mineral resources, said the sudden global attention has been deeply unsettling for the island’s population of about 57,000 people, describing the situation as “quite devastating” for residents.
The video that has gone viral consists of Greenlanders imitating the “fentanyl fold,” a state of severe opioid intoxication, often in public, causing a person to be bent over at the waist or neck, in a semi-conscious state.
One social media user called it “American Urban Yoga.”
But MAGA supporters did not take the joke well.
“Ya, you will be bent over when our boys get there,” said one X user. A second commented, calling them “future americans with a sense of humor.”
One user claimed, “NEVER FORGET: American culture is world culture, everything else is cope,” while another maintained, “Nah we can’t let that slide.”
A third said, “Two people in a TikTok clip doesn’t represent the entire country.”
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“The Democratic Party is a national security threat. It’s time for Trump to stop using kid gloves and even destroy the Constitution if it stands in the way,” one person said.
Another person, supporting Trump’s taking over of Greenland, said, “One [sic] we buy Greenland can we deport all these people to Somalia?”
The video angered MAGA supporters, who backed Trump's obsession with owning Greenland
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Many users supported Trump’s fixation on Greenland, saying it will be Republicans ruling the island and not Democrats, and hence, “no need to worry about that.”
They also commented that the U.S. cities mocked in the video are Democrat-run cities, and not Republican.
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“Future Americans troll democrat cities*,” said a user, while another said, “thats democrat controlled city zombies lol,” and a third said, “Its funny how its all democrat run areas.”
One netizen called it “Democrat Culture.”
Grok, X’s AI chatbot, also got reeled in for some fact-checking when one user said, “Funny because it’s only democratic policies that allow that ‘culture.’”
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One user responded, asking Grok, “What are the top 10 states with the worst drug problems per capita, and what political party did each of those states elect?”
Grok responded, naming seven Republican-run and three Democratic-run cities, with the top 4 being Republican cities.
According to USA Facts, Republican West Virginia had the highest rate of fentanyl overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2023, followed by Democratic Washington, D.C., Democratic Delaware, and Republican Tennessee.
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The Brookings Institution noted that fentanyl has been the key cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45 since 2021, with more than 100,000 people dying from drug overdoses every year.
The rates have come down in the past year, with the number of fatal overdoses across the U.S. falling by around 25% in 2024.
Fentanyl has been the key cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 45 since 2021
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Trump had used the U.S. drug crisis as part of his rationale for military action in Venezuela, where the administration conducted strikes on vessels in late 2025 and early 2026.
The U.S. also launched a military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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Trump and some of his supporters claimed that Maduro was “flooding America with deadly fentanyl” and that action was needed to protect Americans.
However, U.S. government reports and drug policy experts have cited that the majority of U.S. fentanyl comes from Mexico and is made with chemicals from China.