Trump’s Greenland bid becomes CBS comedy skit punchline after he slams Canada's PM Mark Carney

NUUK, GREENLAND: CBC on Wednesday, January 28, mocked President Donald Trump’s ambitions to take Greenland on national television. 

The Canadian public broadcaster aired a comedy sketch where they sent a "Trump impostor" to the Danish island territory.

The joke comes as tensions between Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney continue to simmer.

CBC mocks President Trump’s Greenland ambition

On CBC's "This Hour Has 22 Minutes", the US President as a leader who won't listen to anyone. 

In the sketch, comedian Mark Critch portrayed an orange-faced Trump attempting to make Greenland "the 51st state".

The 51st state reference calls back to when president threatened to annex Canada.

Mimicking Trump's speaking style, Critch calls himself "Donald the Orange", and potrays himself as a stubborn leader who refuses to listen to anyone. 

At one point, the character looks at the icy landscape and jokes, “I love Greenland, but it doesn't love me back. It reminds me so much of Melania.”

The impostor Trump ignores everyone telling him that the land is not for sale.

Critch is seen constantly pouting and making exaggerated hand gestures. 

"You like whale, I'm mostly blubber," the character of Trump tells a Greenlander while talking about seafood. 

Politician Tillie Martinussen also makes an appearance in a bit about Trump confusing a Danish Navy ship for a US battleship, and then immediately going back on his word about its power.

Greenlandic Member of Parliament Pele Broberg also makes an appearance. Trump is shown trying to bully him into a one-sided contract, saying, "we get Greenland and you get nothing. What do you think about that?"

Referring to how bad the Vikings were, the impostor Trump ironically says "We don't want that to happen again because you don't want to have a blonde, loud, corrupt, war-like barbarian coming her and trying to take you over".

The punches get sharper when Critch potrays Trump as being foolish. The character wrongly calls British author Shakespeare a "great American writer" and references the "movie" Hamlet, saying, “There’s something rotten in the state of Denmark," before adding "That’s me, I’m the rotten thing.” 

Greenlanders stand their ground against Trump's plan

The segment also included real interviews with people in Greenland which showed a huge gap between Trump’s imagination and the reality on the ground. 

A resident said, “We’d like to help you recover from your disease. You say this is a piece of ice. You got a piece of ice inside your heart, you know. I hope you recover from the disease.”

Meanwhile, local leaders sent a direct message to President Trump, "Dear Mr. Trump, this is our home, we are sovereign people, we're not for sale, we do not want to become Americans". 

The comedy ended with the Trump actor saying he would "ram freedom down your throats", mocking the idea that the US can force other countries to do what it wants.

Comedy sketch after clash between Trump and Carney

The sketch featured on the Canadian broadcaster comes at a time when President Trump recently took a firm stand against Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

President Trump officially withdrew Canada's invitation to the "Board of Peace" after the Canadian PM used his Davos speech to criticize US leadership as "coercion." 

Trump countered that Canada should be "grateful," noting it "lives because of the United States" and its military protection.

Carney has stood by his comments on US coercion and is set to negotiate tariffs with Trump soon.

With the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade review starting in July, Trump is demanding loyalty, even threatening 100% tariffs if Canada pursues deals with China.