Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry\u2014who for some reason is serving as President Donald Trump\u2019s special envoy to Greenland\u2014admitted Friday that the administration wants to take over the Arctic island for the oil.<\/p>\n
Landry\u2019s comments came after he traveled to Greenland uninvited last week, while the U.S. pressures Denmark to allow them to increase American military presence in the territory Trump has already essentially threatened to annex. <\/p>\n
\u201cGreenland needs the deal.\u2026 Greenland could be exporting two million barrels of oil a day right now,\u201d Landry said<\/a> on Fox News. \u201cThink about what that could mean. Think about what kind of pressure that would relieve in the Strait of Hormuz. Think about what kind of leverage that would give the Western Hemisphere and America.\u2026 We could have those barrels on production within 10 months or so.\u201d <\/p>\n Landry also went on to mention rare earth minerals and the other various natural resources in Greenland. <\/p>\n \u201cAh yes. Oil. It\u2019s always about oil and money,\u201d Missouri congressional candidate Fred Wellman wrote<\/a> on X. \u201cRemember how it was for our \u2018national security?\u2019 No, it was for corporations to exploit the natural resources.\u201d<\/p>\n