{"id":49629,"date":"2026-08-10T11:47:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=49629"},"modified":"2026-08-10T11:47:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:47:54","slug":"has-trumps-invasion-of-greenland-already-begun-experts-fearful-as-maga-linked-oil-company-prepares-unauthorized-drilling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/10\/has-trumps-invasion-of-greenland-already-begun-experts-fearful-as-maga-linked-oil-company-prepares-unauthorized-drilling\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Has Trump\u2019s Invasion of Greenland Already Begun?\u2019: Experts Fearful as MAGA-Linked Oil Company Prepares Unauthorized Drilling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Greenland:<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

People walk past a shop\u2019s placard that reads \u201cGreenland is not for sale!\u201d on July 24, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo by Sean Gallup\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet nobody think Trump has given up on taking Greenland,\u201d warned one professor of European politics.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Stephen Prager<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug 08, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

As The Guardian reported<\/a>, Greenland\u2019s government issued a \u201cstrong warning\u201d 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RECOMMENDED…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"US<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Recipe for Catastrophe\u2019: Trump Moves to Weaken Arctic Drilling Safeguards<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Golden<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Report Shows How Trump\u2019s Fossil Fuel Agenda Is \u2018Making Everyone\u2019s Lives More Expensive\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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\u2014a project that requires approval from Greenland\u2019s government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

X post: https:\/\/x.com\/KenRoth\/status\/2086035678677041477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2086035678677041477%7Ctwgr%5E62138366a91d04a0f9f66eeb38c775a8b4ffb3f0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fnews%2Ftrump-greenland-oil<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company also has ties to several Trump allies and associates. According to The Guardian:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

Greenland Energy has retained Phil McGraw, better known as Dr. Phil, a prominent right-wing<\/a> former chatshow host who served on Trump\u2019s religious freedom commission, to make a documentary series that will \u201ccapture the mission of these modern-day wildcatters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has also appointed as a director a US Navy veteran who is working on Golden Dome, the missile defense plan for which Trump says controlling Greenland is \u201cvital.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Larry Swets, Greenland Energy\u2019s chair and a big shareholder, appears to enjoy access to Trump\u2019s circle. He has said the oil project is \u201cnot related to American annexation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A Greenland Energy representative falsely claimed in June that the company had permission to place equipment on Jameson Land, before later saying there had been confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the following month, residents saw a barge arrive with drilling equipment. A Danish outlet confirmed that the delivery was intended for Greenland Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the delivery, Greenland\u2019s government said<\/a> on July 30 that the company \u201cdid not have the necessary approvals from the mineral resources authority\u201d and would receive a warning that \u201call future logistical matters must be advised and approved by the mineral resources authority\u2014before they are carried out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two days later, Trump posted an ominious digitally altered image to Truth Social depicting himself as a giant looming over a Greenlandic town, captioned \u201cHello, Greenland!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A day earlier, Trump had appeared<\/a> on the right-wing network Real America\u2019s Voice, where host Steve Gruber reminded him that he had predicted Greenland would be under US control by the time he leaves office in 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll be right,\u201d Trump replied. \u201cGreenland is important. Not from their standpoint, from our standpoint. You should make that bet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before this week\u2019s comments, Trump had spoken far less publicly about Greenland since January, when he\u00a0threatened<\/a>\u00a0to use military force to take over the island if\u00a0Denmark<\/a>\u00a0did not cede it. To pressure\u00a0NATO<\/a>\u00a0allies, Trump\u00a0threatened<\/a>\u00a0steep\u00a0tariffs<\/a>\u00a0on several European countries, but\u00a0backed off<\/a>\u00a0after Europe pledged retaliatory tariffs, causing\u00a0panic in the financial markets<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

President Trump just posted, "Hello, Greenland!" \ud83d\udc4b
So… when is it happening? \ud83d\ude09 pic.twitter.com\/gs4jRH7ZIS<\/a><\/p>— Donald J Trump Posts TruthSocial (@TruthTrumpPost) August 1, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>