Trump hails ‘massive’ Greenland oil and mineral exploration as White House seeks to calm energy worries

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday championed a “massive” oil and mineral exploration in Greenland that he said is on the verge of beginning, touting the Arctic region as having “easily available oil.”

The president’s announcement marks the latest White House effort to secure global energy deals to ease gas and oil prices that are hitting Americans hard just before the midterm elections.

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