Greenland cake
Greenland-shaped cake sparks political controversy in Washington
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An incident at the Kennedy Center in the US capital has triggered widespread political and diplomatic controversy after several Republican members of Congress cut a cake shaped like the island of Greenland and decorated in the colors of the American flag.
The act took place during an event organized by the group Republicans for National Renewal on Jan. 20, 2026, marking one year since the start of President of the United States Donald Trump’s second presidential term, amid renewed ambitions to bring Greenland under US sovereignty.
Lawmakers reference “51st state”
The symbolic act involved several prominent Republican figures, led by Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna, who cut the first slice of the cake and declared, “We cut it.”
She was joined by Tennessee Representative Andy Ogles and Arizona Representative Abe Hamadeh.
Videos circulating online also showed the presence of a far-right Romanian politician alongside the lawmakers, as chants described Greenland as the “51st state” of the United States, reinforcing President Trump’s strategic vision of expanding US influence in the Arctic region.
