President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Greenland on Friday proposed the island could play a critical role in solving the energy crisis sparked by the Strait of Hormuz‘s closure. After returning from a three-day trip to the island, Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) tied Greenland to the U.S.’s war with Iran. He suggested its rich oil reserves could alleviate global energy shortages and surging costs that occurred after the war shut down the Strait of Hormuz, the Middle Eastern waterway for much of the world’s oil and gas supply. Trump wants “a deal” with Greenland to develop its natural resources, Landry said, musing that oil production could be up and running on the island “within 10 months or so.”“It would bring wealth to them, just like oil and gas brought wealth to Louisiana and our nation,” the special envoy said during a Fox News interview. “The president understands that; he wants a deal. Greenland needs the deal. We could be — Greenland could be exporting 2 billion barrels of oil a day right now.”
“Think about what that would mean,” Landry added. “Think about what kind of pressure that would relieve in the Strait of Hormuz. Think about what kind of leverage that would give to the Western Hemisphere and America. Think about the help that would give to Europe right now.”
