Jacob's 11-year-old son received $100 from Trump's YouTube friends in Nuuk: 'Not right'

Jacob Nordstrøm's 11-year-old son received a $100 bill from Trump's YouTube friends in Nuuk: 'Not in order'

Jacob Nordstrøm fears that his son is being used in a "political show."

The American dollar bill that the son came home with. (Photo: © Jacob Nordstrøm) 18 minutes ago

On his way home from school, Jacob Nordstrøm's 11-year-old son was stopped by a group of men in Nuuk who, in American-English, asked him about Donald Trump and whether Greenland should be part of the USA. And then they handed him a $100 bill.

A few hours later, his 12-year-old daughter came home with some friends. They found out from the men that they were pretty and looked like Americans.

The father describes the incident, as his children recounted it when they came home. The incident occurred yesterday, when a group of YouTubers distributed money and red MAGA hats to the population of Greenland's capital while filming.

Even he thinks it is a backdoor attack.

- It's not right to take children like hostages in a political show, says Jacob Nordstrøm, who initially told the story to the Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq (https://www.sermitsiaq.ag/samfund/far-til-barn-der-kom-hjem-med-100-dollarseddel-det-er-virkelig-graenseoverskridende/2182647 ).

Read also: 'Wow performance': DR correspondent saw people distribute hatred and dollars in Nuuk (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/wow-et-optrin-dr-korrespondent-saa-folk-dele-hatte-og-dollarsedler-ud-i-nuuk )

Jacob Nordstrøm was surprised and angry when his children came home and told him.

- I don't think you can allow yourself to use children in such a larger geopolitical circus without their parents' consent.

Donald Trump's son, Trump Jr., visited Greenland a week ago. His group also distributed hats to Greenlanders. (Photo: © Daniel L. Johnsen, Ritzau Scanpix)

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Child lockers energy

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There are no videos with children in Greenland anywhere on Nelk Boys' channels. But Jacob Nordstrøm fears that pictures of his children may be shared without their consent.

He calls the whole scene "borderline" and believes that any other man who approaches children to give them money would immediately be in the police's sights.

- If it were another man standing in front of a school and distributing money to children, people would have thought he was a child molester and arrested him.

At home, Jacob talked to his children about the people they had met.

- We had a long conversation about what their purpose was. I think Trump and the Americans are trying to make themselves a little more appealing to us up here.

- When we had talked about these things, the children agreed that they did not want to be part of the USA.

Jacob Nordstrøm tells that he and his son have agreed to donate the same amount to a charitable cause, and then they will frame the dollar bill and hang it up in his son's room as a reminder of the day.

The tax authorities in Greenland have, after the story about the money-distributing influencers, reported that the money is taxable and must be self-reported (https://naalakkersuisut.gl/Nyheder/2025/01/1501_indtaegter?sc_lang=da ).

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Trump supporter meets angry Greenlander

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Several media have described how YouTube influencers Nelk Boys, who consist of a group of comedians and primarily make prank videos - videos with hidden cameras - have driven around Nuuk's city center and distributed dollars to Greenlanders.

Whether it is the same men that Jacob's children have met is uncertain, but they describe the same men with unusual clothing, which has been shared in several media.

Nelk Boys on X yesterday

On YouTube, Nelk Boys have 8.3 million followers, and several American media (https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenpastis/2024/10/22/trump-invites-nelk-boys-onto-plane-in-elections-closing-stretch-after-montage-of-pro-trump-pranks/ ) describe them as Trump supporters. They have, among other things, been on stage with Donald Trump during the campaign and been on his private plane.

Frederik Gottlieb, who is the host of the podcast 'Only in America' and has insight into American culture, is familiar with Nelk Boys. He believes that they are living for Donald Trump.

- They are closely allied with Donald Trump. I am sure that they see an idea in kissing the ring and showing Trump that they are on board with convincing Greenland to become part of the USA, he says to P1 Orientering.

They generally seek provocations and are good at creating chaos, which gives a lot of attention, he tells.

In a video on the group's X (https://x.com/nelkboys/status/1879240659238027563 ) - and Instagram profile, they are seen on the street in Nuuk with a large picture of Donald Trump, while they, dressed in pilot uniforms, which have the American flag on, distribute red hats and money to random passers-by.

A man receives a dollar bill, which he flips over. The MAGA hat he receives, he cools down on the snowy ground and tramples on it.

YouTubers ask the man if he has ever tasted fried chicken with ranch dressing:

- If you've tasted it and still don't want to be part of the USA, I respect you, it sounds like.

Nelk Boys have been accused by Jacob Nordstrøm, but have not yet responded to DR's inquiry.

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