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Donald Trump Jnr got homeless Greenlanders to don Maga hats for free lunch, report says

Trump employees recruited people on the street by promising them an expensive restaurant meal, according to a Danish radio station

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A resident wearing a Maga hat stands in front of the Hotel Hans Egede during Donald Trump Jnr’s visit to Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Donald Trump Jnr, the son of the incoming US president, and his companions are reported to have recruited people in Greenland with the prospect of a free lunch in an expensive hotel to portray them as Trump supporters in videos.

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The Danish radio station DR reported that it had heard from several sources that the videos, made during the group’s short trip to Greenland, showed homeless people and others who often hang around in front of a supermarket next to the hotel.

“These are homeless and old people who could suddenly eat in a restaurant they have never been to before,” a long-time resident of the capital Nuuk was quoted as saying by the broadcaster.

All they had to do to be part of it was put on “Make America Great Again” caps and participate in the videos.

Videos from the Ekstra Bladet newspaper showed how people on the street were approached by Trump employees and given “Maga” caps.

Residents wearing Maga hats stand in front of the Hotel Hans Egede during Donald Trump Jnr’s visit to Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Residents wearing Maga hats stand in front of the Hotel Hans Egede during Donald Trump Jnr’s visit to Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

A self-confessed Trump supporter, who showed Trump Jnr around the Greenlandic capital Nuuk, rejected the claims and insisted they had been interested people who had been standing in front of the hotel.

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