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After appearing to back off earlier this year, President Donald Trump this week renewed his threats to seize Greenland. A Saturday report that a Texas oil company with ties to Trump had begun preparing to drill in the Arctic territory without permission has raised fresh concerns that his push for control of the island may already be moving beyond rhetoric.

As The Guardian reported, Greenland’s government issued a “strong warning” last week after learning that a Texas oil company called Greenland Energy had begun making unauthorized preparations for oil extraction in Jameson Land, a remote area of eastern Greenland, including bringing drilling materials ashore.

The company, founded last year, has claimed that Jameson Land may contain $1 trillion worth of crude oil and announced plans to drill two wells there — a project that requires approval from Greenland’s government.

Has Trump’s invasion of Greenland already begun? An American oil company connected to Donald Trump is preparing to sink wells in remote Greenland despite not having received permission from the local authorities. https://t.co/12w064lknY— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) August 8, 2026

Has Trump’s invasion of Greenland already begun? An American oil company connected to Donald Trump is preparing to sink wells in remote Greenland despite not having received permission from the local authorities. https://t.co/12w064lknY

The company also has ties to several Trump allies and associates. According to The Guardian:

Greenland Energy has retained Phil McGraw, better known as Dr. Phil, a prominent right-wing former chatshow host who served on Trump’s religious freedom commission, to make a documentary series that will “capture the mission of these modern-day wildcatters.” Related Story Interview | Politics & Elections Greenland Is Not for Sale: An Indigenous Activist Speaks Out Against the US The people of Greenland have stated: “We don’t want to be American, we don’t want to be Danish, we are Greenlandic.” By C.J. Polychroniou ,........

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