Trump's US Threat to Greenland (which belongs to Denmark)

[Gord_in_Toronto]

I typed and posted the date, Aug 19, 2020, so I was aware of it.
I don't think Trump's attitude to Greenland and Puerto Rico has changed, but I haven't heard him mention the latter recently.
Back then, it also wasn't something he said in public. I don't know if Tony Hinchcliffe knew about it before he made the embarrassing 'joke'.

Not a criticism. Just a comment.

 

[dann]

With a video, 1:25 min.
Rutte is full of it.

Mark Rutte, four months ago:

Megatron on X, Mar 5, 2026
NEW:
The head of NATO Mark Rutte
"NATO is a platform for the United States to project power on the world stage."

With a video, 39 sec, a clip from Newsmax:

NATO is there to protect us collectively against any adversary, be it Russia or whoever, or terrorism. But also, it is a platform for the United States to project power on the world stage because this whole operation now, this whole campaign in Iran, needs these basic requests to be positively engaged with by NATO allies as they are doing, making use of key assets here in Europe. So the fact that we stick together, the United States and Europe and Canada, is crucial also for the success of this American-Israeli campaign.

He's a tool! A tool for Trump and Netanyahu! And he says it out loud even though he knows that many (most?) European NATO countries disagree with him and don't support what Trump is doing in the Strait of Hormuz, don't 'stick together' with the USA 'projecting power on the world stage'.
No wonder he couldn't/wouldn't answer the question from the Danish journalist.

Jostein Hauge on X, July 10, 2026
People often laugh at leftists when they say that NATO is a vehicle for US imperialism.
Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General: NATO is a vehicle for US imperialism.

 

[dann]

In memoriam::

Lindsey Graham to allies: Get over Greenland (Politico, Feb 13, 2026)
“Who gives a ◊◊◊◊ who owns Greenland,” Graham said. “The point is Greenland is going to be more fortified because Donald Trump, once he feels like it’s his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big.”

Well, the Greenlanders certainly do!

Greenland row reopens after US senator calls Danish PM 'little lady' (Euractiv)
If Trump wanted Greenland, Washington could simply take it, Lindsey Graham warned

Little lady?!
I guess that's better than being called Ladybug as in his case, allegedly.

 

[dann]

Tom Dans again!

Ekspert advarer om mulig påvirkningsagent inden for forskning (KNR.gl, Juli 11, 2026)
Tom Dans er anklaget for at være påvirkningsagent. Nu vækker hans rolle i en forskningskommission opsigt. Ekspert advarer grønlandske forskere om samarbejde med USA.
(...)
DR lavede sidste år en artikel om tre anonyme, amerikanske påvirkningsagenter i Grønland, som Politiets Efterretningstjeneste holder et vågent øje med.
Ifølge New York Times er Tom Dans en af dem.
(...)
Her nævner de, at danske universiteter har indført skærpede sikkerhedsprocedurer, som omtales som langt mere omfattende end under den kolde krig.
Rasmus Sinding Søndergaard fortæller, at Politiets Efterretningstjeneste, PET, nu også er begyndt at rådgive omkring samarbejder med USA.

Expert warns of possible agent of influence in research
Tom Dans is accused of being an agent of influence. Now his role in a research commission is causing a stir. Expert warns Greenlandic researchers about collaboration with the US.
(...)
Last year, DR had an article about three anonymous American influence agents in Greenland, whom the Danish Police Intelligence Service is keeping a close eye on.
According to the New York Times, Tom Dans is one of them.
(...)
They mention that Danish universities have introduced stricter security procedures, which are described as far more extensive than during the Cold War.
Rasmus Sinding Søndergaard says that the Danish Police Intelligence Service, PET, has now also begun to advise on cooperation with the USA.


That used to be something that happened in projects involving Russian or Chinese researchers ...

 

[dann]

Trump Declares He's Taking Greenland NO MATTER WHAT (Farron Balanced on YouTube, Aug 5, 2026 – 4:26 min.)
Donald Trump is once again insisting that Greenland will come under U.S. control before he leaves office, reviving one of his most controversial foreign policy ambitions despite widespread opposition and skepticism.

It appears to be based mainly on this article:

Trump says Greenland will be under US control by the time he leaves office (The Independent, July 31, 2026)
President has claimed the US needs to acquire Greenland for national security purposes – a move that European allies see as a threat to the Arctic island's sovereignty
Real America's Voice host Steve Gruber told Trump during an audio interview Friday, "I made a prediction on this program that before you left office, that Greenland would be under our operational control." "You'll be right. They want to do something," Trump said. "Greenland is important from our standpoint, not from their standpoint. You should make that bet."

Farron Cousins shows this graph: Will Trump buy at least part of Greenland? (Kalshi)
The odds have decreased quite a bit since Jan 20, 2025!

 

[dann]

I was surprised to learn Dr. Phil is involved, but I shouldn' have been.
Bring it on, ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊

Maddow: 'Is this how we invade Greenland?!' (MS NOW on YouTube, Aug 11, 2026 – 11:14 min.)
Rachel Maddow looks at how a Trump-aligned Texas oil company appears to be trying to worm its way into drilling in Greenland, provoking a threatening response not only from Greenland residents and officials, but potentially from NATO ally Denmark.

2:22–> In fact, before the pictures were published showing that tugboat and barge leaving empty after apparently dropping off all that material, the minister in charge of mineral resources from the Greenland government did a local interview in Greenland in which he said he was sure, he was absolutely sure, this American oil company would never break the law and try to start this drilling project without permission.
Quote, "Should that happen, Greenland has the means to stop their actions."
He said, quote, "This is a society governed by the rule of law. So I have some broad-shouldered men in black uniforms, in the first instance, who can help me deal with some illegal activities if I ask for them," by which he means, I think, the Greenlandic police.
Then he said, quote, "Ultimately, I'm sure that the Arctic command will also contribute," by which he means the Danish military, he believes, would also intervene to stop this American oil company from trying to drill for oil in Greenland without any permission to do so.

Greenland Bans All Future Oil Exploration Citing Climate Concerns (Time, Juli 16, 2021)

Tensions in the Arctic: Greenland issues sharp rebuke to Trump-linked oil company (France24, Aug 10, 2026))
Greenland’s government issued a “strong warning” last week after a new Texas oil company linked to US President Donald Trump moved equipment intended for exploratory drilling ashore without the required approval. Nuuk’s authorities must now walk a tightrope between stabilising relations with the US and resisting Trump’s territorial ambitions

Why a U.S. oil firm set up drilling gear in Greenland without permission (GlobalNews, Aug 10, 2026)
Months after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his threats to annex Greenland, the semi-autonomous Arctic island is pushing back against another threat — the setting up of drilling infrastructure by a U.S. oil company on its territory without permission.
U.S.-based oil company Greenland Energy is preparing to drill for oil in Greenland, having moved drilling equipment to the island’s east coast.
While it can take years for any kind of drilling operations to start functioning in the Arctic, the move sends a “signal” to Greenland and Denmark, said Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Scott Clancy, a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and the former director of operations of NORAD.

Indeed it does!

Uden tilladelse har amerikansk olieselskab netop sejlet udstyr til Jameson Land (Danwatch, July 30, 2026)

Ny kortlægning afslører: Amerikansk olieselskab når ikke at få tilladelser til boringer i Østgrønland i år (Danwatch, Aug 9, 2026)
En ny informationsside, som Naalakkersuisut netop har offentliggjort, viser, at olieprojektet i Jameson Land - trods Greenland Energys meldinger om det modsatte - stadig befinder sig ved startlinjen.

Dr. Phil dropper planlagt besøg hos olieselskab i Grønland (Danish Offshore IndustrIy )
Dr. Phil has no plans to visit Ittoqqortoormiit or East Greenland in July or at any other time this year, says Roderick McIllree, CEO of Greenland Energy .

Rachel Maddow presents several translated headlines from & news media, including articles about the local Greenlandic resistance movement. Those moose hunters have some pretty powerful rifles.
This Sunday, there was a kayak protest in Copenhagen.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

It's the standard Colonial Playbook: send some private individual or company to steal resources, wait for them to get arrested/their stuff confiscated, and, ta-da, you have your reason for invading to protect your citizens

 

[Andy_Ross]

Like the Argentinian Marines posing as scrap-metal merchants that occupied the abandoned whaling station at Leith Harbour on South Georgia. After the invasion of the Falklands they were re-enforced with a company of infantry.

Our Wessex helicopter destroyed the sub that was supposed to resupply them. It was on the surface trying to leave the harbour when our Wessex’s depth-charges tore the engine from its mountings, bent the propeller shaft and ruptured fuel and ballast tanks. It's the only submarine destroyed by helicopters.

A scratch force was put together aboard our ship and HMS Plymouth made up of Marines, SAS and SBS troops a total of about 70 men.

Our ship along with HMS Plymouth conducted a naval bombardment demonstration on the low hills by the Argentinian garrison at Grytviken followed by a helicopter assault to land the Commandos. The Argentinian garrison and submarine crew surrendered after 15 minutes without a shot being fired.

 

[dann]

It's the standard Colonial Playbook: send some private individual or company to steal resources, wait for them to get arrested/their stuff confiscated, and, ta-da, you have your reason for invading to protect your citizens

It is, and it may be what they've planned to do in the Trump administration and American Daybreak.

Greenland issues warning against US oil drilling on its territory (FRANCE24 on YouTube, Aug 10, 2026 – 8:41min.)
Greenland’s government says no approval was granted after US firm Greenland Energy brought equipment ashore for exploratory drilling. We discuss the situation with Lukas Wahden, Associate Fellow with the Russia Program at George Washington University.

MASS PANIC As Trump’s Invasion Of Greenland HAS BEGUN!! (Secular Talk on YouTube, Aug 10, 2026 – 12 min.)

T.. Ryan Gregory on bsky, Aug 8, 2026
176. Do not allow Canada to be involved in any way in US operations to drill oil in Greenland.
"A Greenland Energy representative has said a vessel carrying its 300 shipping containers of drilling equipment is to set sail from Canada on 12 September."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling

MAGA Company BUSTED By Greenland Government As Rogue Oil Drilling Escalates (The Damage Report on YouTube, Aug 10, 2026 – 4 min.)
Donald Trump drops a suspicious post as an oil company with MAGA ties gets busted by the Greenland government in second warning over escalating drilling in Greenland that the company has no permission to do.
Read more here:
‘Has Trump’s Invasion of Greenland Already Begun?’: Experts Fearful as MAGA-Linked Oil Company Prepares Unauthorized Drilling - https://www.commondreams.org/news/tru..."
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."

 

[Jack by the hedge]

If a container ship was due to sail from Canada to Greenland with a load purporting to be drilling equipment, but nobody had permission to use such equipment there, would that be grounds for the Canadian authorities to inspect the cargo to see if it is what it claims to be?

 

[Norman Alexander]

Surely the Greenlanders would be in their rights to bulldoze all that equipment into the Arctic Ocean?

Alternatively, levy a 5000% import duty on the value of all equipment and any expected profits. Confiscation of assets, jail and forcible expulsion for the illegal immigrants, for failure to pay. These pirates are only in it for profit. So make it exceedingly unprofitable. And shameful. I'm sure their stockholders will understand...

 

[dann]

The beginning of the (very long) first of two tweets:
Orla Joelsen on X, Aug 10, 2026
Department of Mineral Resources to Controversial U.S. Oil Company: Forget About Exploration Drilling This Year
Greenland Energy expects to be able to begin exploration drilling this autumn. But according to Minister Múte B. Egede, the timetable is unrealistic. The company still lacks a number of permits and approvals.
Greenland Energy’s equipment at Nerlerit Inaat, which the company unloaded last month without permission. This resulted in a “strong warning.”
Last week, the oil company Greenland Energy Company issued a letter to its shareholders painting an optimistic picture of the prospects for its project in Northeast Greenland.
In the letter, the company presents the project at Nunap Qeqqa as progressing rapidly, with management expecting drilling operations to begin before the end of the year.
But according to decision-makers in Greenland — including Múte B. Egede, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Business and Mineral Resources, and Permanent Secretary Jørgen T. Hammeken-Holm — there is virtually no chance of that happening.

From one of the replies:

René Nielsen on X, Aug 11, 2026
Their stock is falling hard. And is expected to keep falling

But a slight uptick on Kalshi: Will Trump buy at least part of Greenland? Before 2027

 

[dann]

Orla Joelsen on X, Aug 12, 2026
Following discussions with the Greenlandic authorities, 80 Mile and its financial partner, the U.S.-based Greenland Energy Company, said in separate statements that the planned drilling activities in Nunap Qeqqa will be delayed by one year due to the process of obtaining the required regulatory approvals.
According to the company, the authorities have indicated that drilling cannot take place before the winter of 2027/28 at the earliest.

From Sermtisiaq.gl:

Myndighederne sætter omdiskuteret olieprojekt på pause (Aug 12, 2026)
Selskabet 80 Mile, der har licenserne til Nunap Qeqqa, har netop meddelt, at deres projekt er blevet sat på pause frem til vinteren 2027. Selskabet skriver, at de er skuffede, men fortsat fuldt engagerede i projektet, og at de har til hensigt at påbegynde boringer, så snart de nødvendige godkendelser foreligger fra myndighederne.

ETA: Some of the investors would like to see some kind of retaliation against those recalcitrant natives!

A-I on X, Aug 11, 2026
Greenland with a population of 50k are being rather stubborn deliberately asking for more and more documents,
#80m has exploration and exploitation licenses, the ceo is stating $glnd may pull out if drilling doesnt happen this year. Take them to court.
https://www-sermitsiaq-ag.translate.goog/erhverv/direktor-for-olieselskab-tiden-er-ved-at-rinde-ud/2413277?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en

A-I on X, Aug 11, 2026
"endless series of demands", its no secret greenland has gone hostile since $glad got involved. So far they have spent $30m on equipment etc.
#80m should take Greenland to intl arbitration.

A-I on X, Aug 12, 2026
Greenlanders have played very dirty game deliberately delaying project, #80m and $glnd have plenty of time to obtain permits now according to greenland website. See you next year we will drill at the jameson..

So it's 50,000 Greenlanders against $30 million.
Everybody knows how the USA treats its colonies.
Kick those ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ out of the country!
, & , unite!

 

[dann]

, too???

Billy Long is US ambassador to Iceland (RÚV, Aug 12, 2026)
The new US ambassador to Iceland has formally taken up his post. Billy Long has attracted attention and controversy in Iceland over comments that Iceland would become the 52nd US state.
The comments were poorly received in Iceland, and Long apologised, stating that they had been intended as a joke.

https://bsky.app/profile/ruvenglish-mirror.bsky.social

 

[PitPat]

, too???

Jesus dude, know your audience. This is Trump's ambassadorial diplomacy, insult your country right at the outset. We deserve better.

 

[saraban]

Posted In Wrong Thread

 

[dann]

Trump STUNNED As GREENLAND Just Pulled CHECKMATE MOVE (Aug 13, 2026 – 6:48 min.)
Greenland THUMPS Trump over his EGO Oil grab!

5:07–> Greenland Energy's British partner 80 Mile said in an update for investors on Wednesday that the delay was due to the need to complete the permitting and regulatory approval process. 80 Mile holds exploration licenses granted before Greenland stopped issuing them in 2021, citing the climate crisis. Its representatives have said its oil venture is not related to American annexation. Yet, the company has established multiple connections to the Trump administration. A US Navy veteran who is working on Golden Dome, the missile defense plan for which Trump says controlling Greenland is vital, sits on Greenland Energy's board.
And Kenneth Griffin, a Wall Street billionaire who gave $1 million towards Trump's second inauguration, bought 9% of Greenland Energy shares in April.
Rod Melry, 80 Miles boss, said, "While we are disappointed that the timing of the Jameson drilling program has been impacted, the company remains fully committed to advancing this highly prospective project."

So an invasion attempt may depend on how much the billionaires are willing to pay Trump to invade and occupy the Jameson peninsula ( Nunap Qeqqa). Trump already owes him, but I'm not sure $1 million is enough.

(If the name Scoresby sounds familiar to you, it may be because of the character in The Golden Compas.)

 

[Darat]

Surely the Greenlanders would be in their rights to bulldoze all that equipment into the Arctic Ocean?

Alternatively, levy a 5000% import duty on the value of all equipment and any expected profits. Confiscation of assets, jail and forcible expulsion for the illegal immigrants, for failure to pay. These pirates are only in it for profit. So make it exceedingly unprofitable. And shameful. I'm sure their stockholders will understand...

Or fly a mission into Washington and kidnap the leader of this rogue nation and put him on trial in Greenland?

 

[Norman Alexander]

Or fly a mission into Washington and kidnap the leader of this rogue nation and put him on trial in Greenland?

Invite the rogue leader's son to Greenland and then arrest and detain him until the offending exploration team have packed up everything and left.

No, it's all about profit. Just make this invasion staggeringly unprofitable.

 

[dann]

Trump's Greenland Obsession Takes A Disturbing New Turn (Farron Balanced on YouTube, Aug 15, 2026 – 6:21 min.)
A Trump-connected American oil company is moving drilling equipment into Greenland despite lacking final permission from local authorities, raising new questions as Trump simultaneously ramps up his push for U.S. control of the territory.

Has Trump's Invasion Of Greenland Already Started? (Thom Hartmann Program, Aug 15, 2026 – 9:48 min.)
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.

5:08–> A representative for the Texas company known as Greenland Energy has said a vessel carrying its 300 shipping containers of drilling equipment is setto sail from Canada on September 12th and they're planning to start drilling in October.
And Trump's guy who is our envoy to Greenland, Jeff Landry, the former Louisiana governor, said Greenland could be pumping oil next year.