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By Alex Nino Gheciu Mark Critch says he\u2019s wondered what would happen if U.S President Donald Trump actually visited the countries he planned to invade. So he flew to Greenland to find out. In Tuesday’s episode of CBC\u2019s \u201cThis Hour Has 22 Minutes,\u201d the Canadian comedian takes his now-familiar Trump impersonation to Greenland, interviewing locals, politicians and protesters as the president threatens to seize the territory. The segment, titled \u201cIt\u2019s Not Easy Bein\u2019 Greenland,\u201d was filmed last week and airs as Trump\u2019s comments continue to reverberate through global politics. Critch says his frustration over Trump\u2019s Greenland remarks led him and a small \u201822 Minutes\u2019 crew Nuuk, Greenland\u2019s capital, where he stayed in character as Trump while speaking with residents, Indigenous community members and elected officials \u2014 including the city\u2019s mayor,… <\/p>\n

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By Alex Nino Gheciu Mark Critch says he\u2019s wondered what would happen if U.S President Donald Trump actually visited the countries he planned to invade. So he flew to Greenland to find out. In Tuesday’s episode of CBC\u2019s \u201cThis Hour Has 22 Minutes,\u201d the Canadian comedian takes his now-familiar Trump impersonation to Greenland, interviewing locals, politicians and protesters as the president threatens to seize the territory. The segment, titled \u201cIt\u2019s Not Easy Bein\u2019 Greenland,\u201d was filmed last week and airs as Trump\u2019s comments continue to reverberate through global politics. Critch says his frustration over Trump\u2019s Greenland remarks led him and a small \u201822 Minutes\u2019 crew Nuuk, Greenland\u2019s capital, where he stayed in character as Trump while speaking with residents, Indigenous community members and elected officials \u2014 including the city\u2019s mayor,... <\/p>\n

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